Hicks, Jennifer. “Overview of ‘The Lottery’.” Short Stories for Students. Detroit: Gale, 2002. Literature Resource Center. Web. 26 July 2015. <http://db12.linccweb.org/login?url=http://go.galegroup.com.db12.linccweb.org/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CH1420005078&v=2.1&u=lincclin_ircc&it=r&p=GLS&sw=w&asid=e4a6d00ab58ae435950f3d9845cd6c7a;.  In this document, Jennifer Hicks, a professor and director of Academic Support and Writing Assessment at Massachusetts Bay Community College, writes a critical essay on the short story, “The Lottery.” She analyzes Shirley Jackson’s crafting of the story and the meaning within the text. Hicks believed that the short story was very gruesome and that it revolved around the fact that men were superior to women.

Hrebik, Dale. “Shirley Jackson.” American Short-Story Writers Since World War II: Third Series. Ed. Patrick Meanor and Richard E. Lee. Detroit: Gale, 2001. Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol. 234. Literature Resource Center. Web. 26 July 2015. <http://db12.linccweb.org/login?url=http://go.galegroup.com.db12.linccweb.org/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CH1200009931&v=2.1&u=lincclin_ircc&it=r&p=GLS&sw=w&asid=7524afa3c7273c3e17e2788276dc5c89;. This document provides us with a biography of Shirley Jackson, the author of “The Lottery,” by Dale Hrebik. Hrebik talks about Shirley Jackson’s life, the many stories she published, and how people felt about them. Here we can see the connection and influence Jackson’s life had with her stories.

Moss, Joyce and George Wilson. “Overview: “The Lottery”.” Literature and Its Times: Profiles of 300 Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events that Influenced Them. Vol. 4: World War II to the Affluent Fifties (1940-1950s). Detroit: Gale, 1997. Literature Resource Center. Web. 26 July 2015. <http://db12.linccweb.org/login?url=http://go.galegroup.com.db12.linccweb.org/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CH1430002614&v=2.1&u=lincclin_ircc&it=r&p=GLS&sw=w&asid=034686050959f232dc4089bab5da997b;. This document contains a work overview by Joyce Moss and George Wilson of the short story “The Lottery.” It provides us with a small biography of the author of the short story, event in history at the time of the short story, and the focus of the story. They give us the plot of the story and what is going on in each event for the reader can understand the story better and actually know what is going on.

“The Lottery.” Short Stories for Students. Ed. Kathleen Wilson. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 1997. 139-154. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 26 July 2015. <http://db12.linccweb.org/login?url=http://go.galegroup.com.db12.linccweb.org/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX2694800019&v=2.1&u=lincclin_ircc&it=r&p=GLS&sw=w&asid=d36c32a257b6103a5f20626e3c0ed471;. This document provides a critical overview and criticism from a few professional critics on the short story, “The Lottery.” Here the critics analyze the plot of the story, the controversy surrounding its publication, and the story’s meaning. It also contains a short biography on the author of the short story, Shirley Jackson.

Wagner-Martin, Linda. “The Lottery: Overview.” Reference Guide to Short Fiction. Ed. Noelle Watson. Detroit: St. James Press, 1994. Literature Resource Center. Web. 26 July 2015. <http://db12.linccweb.org/login?url=http://go.galegroup.com.db12.linccweb.org/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CH1420004271&v=2.1&u=lincclin_ircc&it=r&p=GLS&sw=w&asid=c634cb8d6b0f5ec9b20430fa93f70a2a;. This document contains a critical essay on “The Lottery” by Linda Wagner-Martin. She believes that much of Shirley Jackson’s writings are dark and unrealistic because Jackson lived a depressing life and tried to cover it with humor many times. Here Wagner analyzes the story, part by part, to find the story’s meaning and theme.