Jackson's short story represents much in way offering
statements about culture and the impact that it has on individuals. The depiction of
culture is one that is both benign, yet possessing the capacity for unspeakable evil.
The bucolic splendor of the village underlies the cruelty and savage treatment that is
perpetrated on a single member of the community. It is the culture of the town that is
brought into focus through the short story.
There is a
uneasy alliance between "decency and evil." Literary criticism that focuses on cultural
implications of the short story would have to start at this point in its
analysis.
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