How The Scarlet Ibis, Flowers For Algernon and The Lottery pass on their added messages

"The Lottery", "The Scarlet Ibis" and "Flowers for Algernon" are very well written stories that carry added messages reflecting our society in a negative light. It takes quite a bit of skill to write a story with an added message that the reader will catch on and think about so how did James Hurst, Shirley Jackson and Daniel Keyes do it?

Well, Flowers for Algernon does not have a definite end. It ends with Charlie Gordon planning to leave New York but Daniel Keyes did not write about what happened after Charlie left New York. This adds not only suspense to the story but also makes the reader wonder what will happen next and thus, read up on it. Reading up on it may result in the reader finding out about the message from other people or the reader may try to predict what happens next or find out why the story is written this way, which all leads to the reader getting the message of the story.

In The Scarlet Ibis, the main theme is to reveal that there is a pride dimension in love. This message is successfully conveyed because James Hurst describes the story in great detail and beautifulness, causing the reader to feel as though as they are in the story and thus understand what is going on to a very great depth, thus receiving the message.

Finally, the added subliminal message in "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson is conveyed due to the mysteriousness of the story. Most readers will not understand what is happening and try to find out more about the story or keep reading it and try to infer what is happening. Once they realise what is happening, they will understand the purpose of the story and thus, the message is conveyed.

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Chong Kai En, 1I106