In Shirley Jackson's short story The Lottery and "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Conner, there are some aspects of a similar nature situation that attempt to address the natural essence of the human condition. Both tales respectively describe two similar types of foreshadowing where one is random and the other is premeditated, which brings these stories to their surprising dramatic climax which is maintained until the end of each story. I believe these important variables in both stories have a strong influence on the reader's objectification of how each story presents the idea of ​​the human condition. Flannery O'Conner's "A Good Man is Hard To Find" portrays a very casual type of foreshadowing. The casual foreshadowing in this tale is implied in small elements that may seem irrelevant to the reader, but are actually a sequence of variables that make up the fabric of the story. Just like the ring, in the film The Lord of the Rings, which might have seemed insignificant but then in the film turns out to be a very ascending object. O'Conner uses this type of casual foreshadowing to convey the plot of the story to the reader. For example, O'Conner's gives us information such as the time the family left Atlanta (8:45) and the car's mileage at 55890“Grandma wrote it down because she thought it would be interesting to say how many miles they had return route". (O'Conner 448) Or: “He knew Bailey wouldn't be willing to waste time looking at an old house” (O'Conner 451-452). Instead, these random events are used to hint to the reader about events that will unfold next. We read about where Grandma and her family stop for lunch at Red Sammy's and converse with... middle of paper... the reader is unable to make any solid connections with any of these characters. It is probably only through foreshadowing stories that both authors prepare us with small details such as the car mileage noted by the grandmother in O'Connor's story, as well as the boys' preparation of the stones in Jackson's Lottery, which inevitably it would help the reader understand how both of these authors achieved the horribly shocking climatic endings in both tales. I believe the author's similar use of these three variables helps the reader understand the message conveyed through these stories about the human condition and its effects on a society that only embraces its traditional beliefs and moral values. Works Cited "Literature and its writers". " Ann Charters, Samuel Charters. Literature and its writers. Boston and New York, 2010. 1763.