nting of Hill House" to him.(Oppenheimer, 45) But in the summer of 1940, since Jackson and Hymanwere graduating, it was announced the "The Spectre" had been discontinued. "Apparently hard feelings on the part ofschool authorities lasted for quite some time and may have been one of the reasons why neither Miss Jackson, even afterbecoming a successful author, nor Mr. Hyman, a known critic, was named as a recipient of the Arents Pioneer Medalfor outstanding achievement, the highest honor granted by the university. Not until the year of her death in1965-twenty-five years later- was the medal finally awarded to her-in absentia, since she was unable to attend theceremony."(Friedman, 26) In 1940, after their graduation Hyman and Jackson, who had a relationship, were married. While living in Vermont,Jackson continued to write. One of her earliest times in Vermont later became material for her first book about thefamily, "Life Among the Savages." Between 1945 and 1947, Jackson was occupied with her first novel, "The RoadThrough the Wall." But it was in 1948 that her greatest success was achieved. The publication of the short story, "TheLottery", brought fame, as well as letters from readers all over the country. But more often there were abusive lettersfrom people who did not understand her motives or what she was trying to do. A year later a book entitled, "TheLottery", was published containing an assortment of short stories including "The Lottery." The critics by that time, haddecided that Shirely Jackson was a writer of much talent and uniqueness. Even though Jackson was raising fourchildren while her husband went to work, she still found time to write. Sometimes when a story idea would come toher, she would bolt off to her typewriter. Instead of fighting writing, as other writers do; she found the opposite; thatwriting was relaxing. In 1949, the Hymans moved to Westport, Connecticut. As usual she worked hard. Six of her stories were publishe...
