Introduction
A. Background
B. Thesis: While Tessie from The Lottery faces the Gothic circumstances she finds
herself in with extreme fear and reluctance, the Woman from The Yellow
Wallpaper embraces irrationality altogether, as can be seen in the way each
responds to their normalized/coded settings, their resistance to their fate, and the
lack of redemption they end up finding regardless.
II. Point One
A. How characters respond to their settings puts them in contrast with the “normal”
members of society they encounter.
B. Tessie is seen as much less adherent to the lottery and the Woman is portrayed as
being seen as someone who has a mental health disorder by her husband.
III. Point Two
A. The resistance each woman demonstrates highlights popular clichĂ©’s found in
Gothic literature.
B. Tessie, for instance, attempts to convince others that they should do the forbidden
act of getting rid of the lottery altogether.
C. The Woman pushes the limits of her own reality and drifts off into a world inside
her own head.
IV. Point Three
A. The Gothic irony captured here shows how both women, regardless of their
different approaches, ultimately wind up meeting an unfortunate conclusion,
demonstrating the impracticality of these circumstances in this genre of literature.
V. Conclusion
A. Restate thesis
B. Reflect on the applicability of Gothic themes in modern times
