Elizabeth
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"Elizabeth" is a short story by Shirley Jackson, included in her collection *The Lottery and Other Stories*, that explores themes of identity, ambition, and self-deception through the life of a young literary agent.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | Shirley Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| explores |
illusion of control
ⓘ
pressures on women in professional environments ⓘ tension between self-image and reality ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | short story collection ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorialReputationFor | subtle horror and psychological unease ⓘ |
| includedIn | various Shirley Jackson short story anthologies ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | The Lottery and Other Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
psychological realism
ⓘ
realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Elizabeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalPublisherOfCollection | Farrar, Straus and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Shirley Jackson short fiction ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | literary agent ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| theme |
ambition
ⓘ
gender roles ⓘ identity ⓘ professional life ⓘ self-deception ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Lottery and Other Stories