Contrasting and Comparing the Theme of Evil in the Short Stories: Young Goodman Brown Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Lottery by Shirley Jackson In this paper we have examined how Jackson and Hawthorne share a great deal in their presentation of evil in "Young Goodman Brown" and "The Lottery", and how evil is defined through illusion and temptation. Although Jackson uses a more ‘secular’ format for the evil within the tale that in Hawthorne does, they are both aware of the corruption that takes place in local government. This is the illusionary basis for understanding the concepts of greed and selfishness—that hallmarks of evil—that are abound in both tales. Pages: 4 Bibliography: 2 source(s) listed Filename: 22574 Lit -Hawthorne Jackson .doc Price: 35.80