Response To The Lottery

Response To The Lottery
The story takes place in a village on June 27 where "The Lottery" began. Citizens of the village started gathering around a box, filled with slips of
paper. Already in the second paragraph of the story, it hinted, "Bobby Martin already stuffed his pockets full of stones", the action starts from the
beginning as to what are they going to do with those stones. The story describes how everyone is acting normal and how they are just talking and
laughing like they usually do. I think that even though they gave a hint that the stoning will happen, there was still a hint before that quote. Just by the
genre and how the title is "the Lottery" it can either go really bad or really good. Jackson foreshadows this ending by telling the reader about the
stones in piles and pockets that people are protecting. He confuses the reader by telling that everyone is talking and laughing like it was a normal day
so you have to read on...show more content...
There can be a different meaning to the word "win", in their eyes in which it could mean, "to secure as a result of a contest". This example shows
that the author uses a play on words so that it misleads you to think it's an actual lottery. Since it is a dark genre and the story is called the lottery it
gives the impression that only one person or group will be chosen for something bad. The story is mainly focused on a village where people
choose a winner through a box that has slips of paper. These slips of paper symbolize the equality among the villagers, in which they all have the
same amount of a chance to be stoned. This method was used back in ancient times and they still use it in the modern day. The reason why is
because of how they are so used to it that it has become a habit. No one wants to step and say that they don't want to do it is because everyone else
wants to and they don't care until they are the
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The Lottery Of Birth Essay
The meaning behind "The Lottery of Birth," is that where you are born shapes the outcome of your life. From the moment we are born, we are
given a "certain class, and a certain country". From the country you were born into, to the government that is over you, and even to the family you
have. Every part of your surroundings shapes the person you will become. You will soak up the religious beliefs of your environment, you will build
your political ideals off of your family and government, and you will plan your future based on the schooling you will be taught which is decided by
your government.
The criticisms the film pointed out, concerning religion and patriotism posed very interesting questions. Is patriotism just a mask hiding a self centered,
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The pursuit of knowledge, and the focus to enrich lives. Education from its core should require us to think and question everything, so that we
may better understand the world and universe we live in. However this system has been twisted and corrupted. Instead of being taught how to
think for ourselves, we are being taught how to think like everyone else. We are being groomed to become the work force of our country. To think
and act the way we ought to. The education system has turned into a "means to an end" in the eyes of students. High school, and college have
become no more than stepping stones to the adult world. We come to class, we do our homework, and take our tests. Mindless and brainless we
slowly take one semester at a time, until the day we graduate and walk into the workforce. Education is power, but not the power of the educated.
Education give power to those choosing the what is taught in schools. They choose what we are supposed to learn and how we are taught. Schooling
is used as somewhat of a brainwashing method to make students follow in the footsteps of those who came before. Slowly preparing them to work for
your land and

Essay about The Lottery
Shirley Jackson's, The Lottery, has raised questions in the back of every reader's mind towards the destructive yet blind rituals of mankind. A
reflection of ourselves is what we see when looking through the pond of Jackson's mind. The Lottery clearly expressed Jackson's feelings concerning
traditional rituals through her story, opened the eyes of its readers to properly classify and question some of today's traditions as cruel, and allowed
room to foretell the outcome of these unusual traditions. Jackson's feelings towards the misuse of tradition as an excuse to cause harm have triggered
her creativity for the creation of The Lottery. Jackson obviously saw examples of this misuse of tradition and ingeniously placed it into an...show more
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Hazing is a ritual performed in high schools, gangs, colleges, and even your own best friend can be in on it. Perhaps just as barbaric as the stoning, no
good at all results from hazing. The running of the bulls, in Italy, may also be compared to The Lottery. Many deaths have been cause by the bulls
running ramped through the streets, yet this tradition is not about to be abolished due to the endless support of participators along with media and
tourists. What does it take to end these cruel and misunderstood traditions and evolve into a more civilized society where we can see what kind of
harm they cause? In the story, the townspeople were against abolishing the tradition of stoning and if our society feels the same, there will never be a
chance for our civilization to grow together. What ever happened to the townspeople in this story? Could they have finally given in and abolished the
lottery for the next year? Perhaps they never did abolish the lottery and eventually destroyed each other on a wide–scale basis. Any way you chose to
compare the situations, our future depends heavily upon the allowance of evolution through our present standpoints and how we select to alter it.
Human nature will prevail no matter what our society wants to alter; however, who is to say that human nature is a violent one without compassion for
fellow spirit? Shirley

The Lottery Narrative Analysis
The Type Of Narration:
In the story The Lottery by: Shirley Jackson the type of narration used is third person objective.
The narrator describes the events that occur during the lottery without describing any of the characters thoughts or feelings. The narrator's
objective point of view is proven through the description of the villagers, "The villagers kept their distance, leaving a space between themselves
and the stool. and when Mr. Summers said, "Some of you fellows want to give me a hand?" There was a hesitation before two men" (pg.1) , in the
quote no emotion from the villagers is shared, the only way to judge the characters are by their mannerisms. The unbiased point of view is shown
because, the men are nervous and this is a known fact, not because the narrator said they were, but due to the type of gestures they exhibit. The third
person point of view becomes more clear throughout the story in quotes like, "They greeted one another and exchanged bits of gossip as they went to
join their husbands" (pg.1), the use of pronouns like; they, he, she, and it is used consistently from beginning to end of the story and pronouns like; I,
me, we and us are never used. The use of pronouns and impartial speak prove that the story is in fact third person objective.
3 events
#1: Exposition
The story begins with description of the setting and the town on the day of their annual lottery, "The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with
the fresh warmth of a full–summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green. The people of the village began to
gather in the square, between the post office and the bank, around ten o'clock; in some towns there were so many people that the lottery took two days
and had to be started on June 25th"(pg 1), this is an important quote to the text because it forms much of the context in which the story takes place.
The first two sentences set up the plot of the story when referring to the people of the village gathering in town on the beautiful summer day. Next the
narrator begins to describe what the people of village are doing as they meet in the square. The narrator talks about how the children collect stones and
put them in the center of the square,

Essay On The Lottery
Name: Jonathan Roy Teacher's Name: Seyyedesaghar Najafi Course Code: 00002 Date: 23 october 2017 The Lottery The short story "The lottery" is
a shocking text to read. I think that the main goal of this text is to denounce some injustices there was with the community back in the 50s. At the
beginning of the story, everything seems to be normal: "June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full–summer day; the flowers were
blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green" . But after few pages, we can easily see that there is something wrong with these people. The
first thing I noticed is the injustice between men and women. Men are considered a lot more important than women in this text. For example, when
Mrs. Dunbar wanted to pick the piece of paper for her family, because her husband wasn't there, Mr. Summer told her: "Don't you have a grown boy
to do it for you, Janey?" . We can clearly see here that Mr. Summer don't consider Mrs. Dunbar able to do it only because she is a girl. Further, when
the Hutchinson's family got chosen by the lottery, Mrs. Hutchinson tried to express herself and defend her opinion, but her husband...show more
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At the beginning of the day, everyone knew what June 27th was about, and everyone was acting like it was a normal day. People were talking
about other things without even trying to stop the stoning. For them, it was a normal tradition to do. Some children were already prepared for the
stoning. They "had already stuffed [their] pockets full of stones" . It's crazy! All these people don't even realise how cruel it is to stone someone.
Likewise, they don't have any empathy for the members of their community. Everyone know each other, because it's a close community, and they
don't seem to care about who is chosen. It could be their friends or their family and they will probably still do it. For them, it's a normal thing to do.
It's crazy how cruel people can

The Lottery Paragraph Analysis
Paragraph 1 The Lottery, a short story by Shirley Jackson, was published in 1948 in the magazine The New Yorker. The plot is that It starts in a
small town with 300 people on a sunny day June 28th people gathered in the town square with lots of farmers 1st the slips are prepared 1 for each
family. head of the family draws and draw notes the ones with black dot draw again. but it's the family the family member with the black dot gets
stoned to death. The theme of the story. The theme was blindly following tradition. First, When people gather in the town square forthe lottery because
it's tradition and they don't want to break it. Second, When people throw rock nobody apise because they think no one will stand beside the to help.
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First, In the book it was a lot more suspenseful. When you read the book it start on a sunny day in June when the town people get of work or leave
home to go to the town square it puts suspense because you're wondering what's going on until they throw rocks at Mrs, Dunbar, Next, The kids
playing around. When the boys were grabbing rocks in the movie it showed a boy tackle another boy for a rock which showed in that they were
exited to kill/ stone someone. In the book the kids were just playing and grabbing rock which made you think nothing of it. Last People grabbing
rocks. When one of Mrs, Dunbar's friends in the book grabbed the rock they said it was heavy and they were tired so they couldn't go on, wich
showed she cared for her friend and didn't want to kill her or anybody. In the movie Mrs, dunbar's friend grabbed a big rock a brought it and through
it, which showed she didn't care much for her and wanted to get it done and over

During 1948, the United States used the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; it was devastating and killed many people. The Lottery by
Shirley Jackson tells a story about how cruel people can be without feeling any remorse. The story is about a small town who has a yearly lottery and
the winner gets stoned to death by their neighbors. The thought is that if you have a lottery, then you will have good crops that season. Written in
1948, the story tells the tale of poor Tessie Hutchinson, who is stoned by her own town for winning the lottery. In the short story The Lottery, Shirley
Jackson argues that all people, regardless of how civilized they may seem, are capable of great evil by contrasting seemingly pleasant and relatable
details of the town with the shocking barbarity of their tradition.
Through use of having community events, celebrating traditions, and repeating the traditions, Shirley Jackson is able to prove that the townspeople
are not as cruel as the audience may think. They have many community gatherings that are happy, unlike the lottery. "Jovial man" Mr. Summers
conducts the lottery, "the square dances, the teenage club, and Halloween program." It is very obvious that Mr. Summers, is not a bad man, so he
cannot, and should not be blamed for the lottery. Shirley Jackson is trying to prove that although the lottery itself is bad, the people who
participate in it are not. Even though the lottery appears to be horrid, Jackson attempts to make the town look civil and human. All the town does
the lottery so that they can have good crops that season. The saying goes "lottery in June, corn be heavy soon." People are considered "crazy fools"
if they do not continue with the lottery. Jackson tries to show that the people who second guess the lottery are not popular with some people in town.
Also if the town has a bad crop year townspeople will probably blame the doubters. The townspeople have always had a lottery, so it is unknown what
would happen if they decided to skip it. Old Man Warner is the town's oldest townsperson, and he is most experienced with the lottery. No oneвЂ’Old
Man Warner includedвЂ’ever remembers a time where there was not a lottery. "There's always been a lottery"

Essay on The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson
Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" is a story littered with warnings and subtext about the dangers a submissive society can pose. While the opening is
deceptively cheery and light Jackson uses an array of symbols and ominous syntax to help create the apprehensive and grim tone the story ends with.
Her portrayal of the town folk as blindly following tradition represents the world during World War II when people's failure to not mindlessly accept
and heed authority lead to disastrous consequences. . Shirley Jackson uses a large array of techniques to help convey the idea that recklessly following
and accepting traditions and orders can lead to disastrous consequences.
The opening paragraphs of the story contain a light and carefree tone...show more content...
As Tessie's protests continue and the Hutchinson family prepares to draw again the sense of apprehension is one again mounting, this time fearing
for whoever wins yet still not knowing what their "prize" will be. "The crowd was quiet. A girl whispered, 'I hope it's not Nancy'", the silence and fear
of the crowds manifests in the reader as the three children and their parents all draw slips of paper. Tessie "wins"the lottery and when the narrator
explains "although the villagers had forgotten the ritual, and lost they original black box, they still remembered to use stones" (6) its suddenly
shockingly clear to the readers what the winner is to receive. The drastic switch from a light and cheerful tone with talk of the beautiful day and
children playing to the closing like of "and they were upon her" (7) is in part why this story is so effective. The unforeseen sinister end of the story
makes the revelation of the tradition much more shocking and unsettling than had the reader known from the beginning what the outcome would be.
Jackson very effectively builds a sense of apprehension and foreboding as she slowly cues the reader into the reality of the situation.
"The Lottery" has many symbols that help create the sinister and somber tone of the story. The black box from which the papers are drawn as well as
the black dot on the paper are both symbolic of death. Black is a universally accepted

The Lottery Essay
In "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson and the historical event of blacklisting Americans during the 1950s, the authors convey that loyalty causes us to
turn against others around you through symbols. In "The Lottery", loyalty to tradition caused a society to turn on one another. "The Lottery" was an
annual tradition where each head of household (the dominant male in each home) picked a slip of paper. If the piece selected had a black dot on it,
you had to go through the selection process again, but this time each individual member of your family had to choose a slip out of the box. Whoever
chose the black dot out of there family had won the Lottery, and would be sacrificed for a good corn season. On the seventy–seventh lottery, the...show
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Ethel's brother, David Greenglass was working in New Mexico on an atomic bomb. Because the Rosenbergs were communists, and their relationship
with Greenglass, they were accused of passing information regarding the bomb to the Soviet Union, when they really did nothing wrong. Despite
their desperate pleas of innocence, "President Dwight D. Eisenhower twice rejected pleas for clemency. The Rosenbergs were executed on June 19,
1953" (Reeves). The president's allegiance is a symbol because it represents American ideas. To Eisenhower and the House of Un–American Activities
Committee, communism was a threat to what the government already was. Communists were thought to support Russia, and they could not have those
ideas spread around America. Eisenhower cared more about what America stood for rather than his own innocent citizens. The House of Un–American
Activities Committee and Eisenhower's loyalty to what they wanted the image and ideas of America to be was greater than their own citizens, making
the decision to execute the Rosenbergs and easy one. The Rosenbergs did not do anything wrong, but in Eisenhower's mind, just like Bill Hutchinson's
mind in "The Lottery", they dismissed what the victims were saying and executed them. The innocent victims of both events had ideas that were never
shared because people of higher authority refused to listen to them, and they both suffered from them. The higher power stuck with the traditions and

Analysis of The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Essay
Analysis of The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson was written in 1948. The story takes place in a village square of a town on June 27th. The author does not use
much emotion in the writing to show how the barbaric act that is going on is look at as normal. This story is about a town that has a lottery once a
year to choose who should be sacrificed, so that the town will have a plentiful year for growing crops. Jackson has many messages about human nature
in this short story. The most important message she conveys is how cruel and violent people can be to one another. Another very significant message
she conveys is how custom and tradition can hold great power over people. Jackson also conveys the message of...show more content...
The children do it, as do the family members of whoever is picked. No one stands up and says how horrible this act is. Jackson demonstrates how
people everywhere can do these horrible things to others and everyone just think of it as ordinary. Another message that Jackson illustrates is the
blind following of tradition and how that can be a terrible thing. All the members of the community participate in this horrible act because it is a
tradition. The people believe that if it is a tradition it then the lottery must not be a bad thing. When Old Man Warner heard that some communities
had stopped the lottery he called them a "pack of crazy fools." He said, "There's always been a lottery."(247) Jackson shows how a tradition can be
so brutal yet everyone will go with it because it's in fact tradition. To go against tradition would be to go against the community, so no one is willing to
do that. Jackson shows the long running tradition when the black box that is used to hold the slips of paper never changes. It shows the inability for
change in the community. A minor message that Jackson conveys is the idea that men treat women as subordinate in their society. In the story the men
always draw from the box for the families. Jackson proves how men treat the women like objects when Tessie, the women who in the end gets stoned,
questions the fact that the drawing wasn't fair and her husband just told her to shut up.

Essay on The Lottery
Shirley Jackson's insights and observations about man and society are reflected in her famous short story "The
Lottery". Many of her readers have found this story shocking and disturbing. Jackson reveals two general attitudes in this story: first, the
shocking reality of human's tendency to select a scapegoat and second, society as a victim of tradition and ritual.
Throughout history we have witnessed and participated in many events, where, in time of turmoil and hardship, society has a tendency to seize upon
a scapegoat as means of resolution. The people of the village had been taught to believe that in order for their crop to be abundant for the year, some
individual had to be sacrificed. "Lottery in June, corn be heavy...show more content...
She does not appear to take the ritual seriously, as she comes rushing to the square because she "clean forgot what day it was". The
villagers are aware of her rebellious attitude and they are weary that she may be a possible cause for their crops not to be plentiful. "It isn't fair, it
isn't right," Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her.
We can understand how traditions are easily lost through the handing down of information, beliefs, and customs by word of mouth or by example from
one generation to another. It is how traditions that lose their meaning due to human forgetfulness can cause dreadful consequences to occur. Although
"the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original box, they still remembered to use stones".
Do people just pick and choose which part of a tradition they want to keep? We tend to remember the actions and the objects necessary to proceed
with a ritual, but we always seem to forget the purpose or the reason behind it.
Are we correct in still continuing the tradition even though there is a victim involved? It seems we, as part of a society, are scared of being ridiculed
if we change or end a tradition because everyone around us will still behave in the manner they were taught. "The people had done it so many
times that they only half listened to the directions," shows that the meaning and purpose behind the ritual had been lost and they were just acting

Following the crowd can have disastrous consequences is something both first they came by Martin Niemoller and The lottery by Shirley Jackson
have in common. But for different reasons. Both stories are different but are also the same. Both stories share the same theme but for different reasons.
So these two stories have a lot in common but somethings that are different, so in this essay I will talk about how they are the same and also different.
Some ways that The Lottery and First they came are the same is that they both share the same theme. For example, they both share the theme that
they both have disastrous consequences from following the crowd. For instance, in the lottery Tessie follows the crowd by participating in the
lottery with everyone else. And in First they came martin followed the crowd by not speaking up. The two characters not speaking up led to their
death. Which is something both stories had in common. Another way that you can compare both stories is that both of the characters didn't stand up
for what's right when they should have. For instance, in the poem First they came in lines 1, 3, and 4 it says ''and I did not speak out'' so this means
he did not speak out for other people. But when he got called he expected someone to speak out instead. In the story The Lottery Tessie did not speak
out about how the bad The Lottery was. For example, the entire story Tessie didn't say the lottery was a bad idea until she was chosen to get stoned.
For instance,

Narrative Essay On The Lottery
It was June 27th, the flowers were blossoming profusely, it smelled like freshly cut grass, everyone was out playing, but most importantly, it was the
day of the lottery. For the kids, the lottery was a very enjoyable day. We had gotten to collect the best stones we could find so we can use them for the
person who is chosen from the lottery. "Are you excited Harry?" Bobby Martin. "Of course! I can finally show off my arm to you guys." I replied. "Hey
guys come over here," Dickie said. Dickie and some other kids had made a whole pile of rocks. "Take some," Dickie said. Bobby and I put as many
rocks we could fit in our pockets. The rocks felt cold and rough. "Harry!" my mom called for me. I ran to her and everyone else followed reluctantly.
Summers and the postmaster started to get the lottery all set up. They had to make up lists of families and they had to swear in as the officials of
the household. I couldn't see anymore because someone was standing right in front of me but I heard someone come join the crowd "Well, now,"
Mr. Summers said soberly, "guess we better get started, get this over with, so's we can go back to work. Anybody ain't here?" "Clyde Dunbar,"
many people in the audience shouted. Mr. Summers made sure for everyone who wasn't here there was someone drawing for them. He then started
stating the rules which I found very tedious. What seemed like centuries the lottery had finally started. Even though there was only 300 people in
the village I heard plenty of last names that were new to me. I didn't pay much attention to the names being called until I heard Mr. Summers call out
"Jones." My father went up and selected a sheet of white paper. He turned it over nervously and luckily it was blank. Mr. Summers continued calling
out names. "Watson" "Zanani" After that, there was a long pause, until Mr. Summers, holding his slip of paper in the air, said, "All right, fellows." For
a minute, no one moved, and then all the slips of paper were opened. "It's Hutchinson, It's Bill Hutchinson," I could hear many people in the audience

"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson is about Symbolism
"The Lottery," a short story written by Shirley Jackson, is a tale about an inhumane
and horrific tradition that a community celebrates every year between 10 a.m. and noon
on June 27, a sunny day, in a New England village ("Cummings Study Guide"). Not only
is this story about tradition but it also hides the meaning of symbolism as well. The
setting takes place in a small village consisting of about three hundred people. On June
twenty–seventh of every year, the members of this traditional community hold a village
wide lottery in which everyone is expected to participate. A black box holds hundreds of
pieces of paper that each member of the community...show more content...
The villagers in
the story lack of the value of human being. "Well, now," Mr. Summers said," guess we
better get started , get this over with, so's we can go back to work .Anybody ain't here?"
(Video documentary). What Mr. Summers said means that the people in the village
consider the terrible "crime" of tradition as normal thing. The villagers would get used to

the fact that the value of human life is not so important. Even the children consider
killing somebody as if to kill an animal. The village obviously lacks the value of a human
being throughout the story as we do in the world that we live in today.
Throughout the story, the reader gets an odd feeling regarding the residents and
their annual practice. Not until the end does the reader realize to know what the lottery
is about. Thus, from the beginning of the story until almost the end, there is an
overwhelming sense that something terrible is about to happen due to the Jackson's
use of foreshadowing through the depiction of characters and setting.
The period of time that the villagers were living is completely different from our culture
today. The tradition means a lot to the villagers because it has occurred since the
village was first established. It was a normal thing to villagers to keep that tradition from
generation to generation. You can see that even though the villagers

Winning The Lottery Essay
1.The lottery tickets have not been selling for a while now and I have to find a way to fix that problem. One way of fixing this problem is giving the
people a better chance at winning the lottery like increasing the odds of someone getting the correct numbers in an area that is very poor so that
someone who really needs it would get the money. This would create a buzz that anyone could win thelottery money even the poor because it's been
known that the lottery is rigged for only the middle class and the rich people. This would throw that idea out the window and ensure to people that
they could possibly win the lottery. But in reality the odds are still the same and every two week or so we do the same method of letting a small town
family...show more content...
I believe that Abraham Maslow and the novelist Dostoyevski were both right about the their situation. Maslow is right because if we are lacking food,
love, and self–esteem as humans we need food more than love or self–esteem to live a long life. We could go our whole lives without love or
self–esteem. Dostoyevski is correct because if we have all the bread we need to survive for a while but no water then won't survive long. If there
was something we need more than food to survive to live it would be water. We can survive longer without food than we can without water because
water provides us with energy and if we have no energy than we can't do anything. That is the reason for when you are hungry you try to drink water
or some liquid to keep yourself from being as

The Lottery Theme Analysis
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson has many themes or message throughout its short story. It deals with blind faith, customs and traditions, the idea of
scapegoat, the cruelty of human nature, crowd psychology, and even classic gender roles in many societies.
This story mainly revolves around the theme of people's blind faith in their tradition and customs. Before the actual truth about the lottery is revealed,
the villagers are shown as witty, helpful, and cooperative. The villagers don't know much about the origin of the lottery, but they are still preserving
it as a tradition. Their blind faith in the lottery is killing an innocent person every year, yet they are following it without any logic. No one is forcing
them to keep this tradition alive, still, they are doing this ritual every year. These people fear that if they stop the lottery, they will go back to living in
the cage. They are so faithful to this tradition that they are ready to kill their own friends and family when they are told to.
Another theme that is explored in this story deals with the idea of scapegoat. Many ancient civilizations used to perform a ritual where a human and
animal were sacrificed to god in a hope that it removes the evil of the entire society. Sacrificing the person or animal was supposed to bring prosperity
and happiness to the society. The sameconcept is used in this story. Every year, an innocent person is stoned to death by the villagers in a hope that it
will flourish the crops. They don't care who that person is. The whole village immediately turns against that person who picks the paper with a black
spot on it. Even children aren't spared. The year when
this story took place, it was Tessie Hutchinson who was used as the scapegoat in her town. She was the one who was selected to remove the evils of
the society so that the crops will flourish.
The theme of crowd psychology is also explored in this story. The villagers believe that since the ritual has been going on for years, it must continue.
They follow it without any sense of logic. Though they act sensibly before the lottery, when the time comes, they can do anything in the name of
tradition. The psychology of the crowd affects every person's action. When Mr.

Writing is another form of art in which authors create visual images for the world to see. Authors come from all over the world: English, American,
Hispanic writers. There is a diversity of writers. Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer who wrote depressing short stories. His writing had a great
influence on writers like Shirley Jackson, who was an American writer as well. Her stories were horrifying, but truth–telling. The kind that parents
would find disturbing and would not want their children to be reading. Shirley just wrote books that explained life, she made people see the truth in
others. She wanted to see the capacity that humans had for evil. Her stories were mainly about the reality of life and its horrific truths. Throughout
As everyone gathers around, Mr. Summers, who is the leader of the village, arrives with a black box that contains the "death sentence" paper.
"Guess we better get started, get this over with, so 's we can go back to work. Anybody ain 't here?", as he shakes the box with the slips of papers.
Mr. Summers is a single man. The village sympathizes Mr. Summer, because he does not have a family of his own. He did not feel the same thing
everyone in the village feels when their families get chosen. Although he does not have a family of his own, he is still a successful man. Mr.
Summers held every civic event for the village. He makes sure the tradition keeps on going to others generations despite what others think. Kids are
the key to the future. Society expects kids to carry on traditions and to not let them die. As the first people start to draw, there are side conversations
going on about other towns giving up the lottery. Old Man Warner, who is the oldest man in town, and is the most loyal person in town, this is his
seventy–seventh time in the drawing. Old Man Warner angrily speaks, "Nothing 's good enough for them. The next thing you know, they 'll be
wanting to go back to living in caves, nobody work any more", he believes that ending the lottery will cause society to go back to a primitive state.
Others perspective about the lottery are foolish. His character proves that there are people who are against in

The Lottery Character Analysis
Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" is a story that ventures among years of traditional values that a small community is continuing to keep alive, through
a yearly event in order to ensure a good harvest. This yearly event that became a tradition where it involves everyone in the small town to participate
has become known to them as "The Lottery." Though their lottery winner did not receive any money or reward, they instead are chosen as the yearly
"sacrifice" to ensure successful crops. Even though "sacrifice" is not actually worded in the story, it is still implying that their tradition is really a
sacrifice ritual. Which leads one to say that in the story "The Lottery," the character Tess Hutchinson who fate chooses as its' "winner" out...show more
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At this point in time, not only does Tess get frowned upon because she is late on such an important day, but she is now being judged by her
neighbors as someone who should not be a part of their community. Due to the fact, that she comes off as way too eager at the lottery for someone
her age, essentially, but it also seems as though she is not very attentive when it comes to the rules of the lottery and its' tradition that it is trying to
enforce. Another example of how Tess stands out is when she tells her husband, Bill Hutchinson, who gets called to go and draw a name to go and,
"get up there, Bill" (434). This short statement from Tess ends up causing the people around her to laugh, which essentially makes her stand out
from the rest once again. Tess's eagerness to see the lottery in the beginning, mirrors how desperate she becomes when she trys to get out of the
event itself when she ends up getting picked. Moreover, the town who originally made Tess feel like an outsider was shown from the start. The fact
that she is late to the lottery and yet still eager is the first sign of showing that she did not fit in with her community. Even though the town treated her
tardiness in an abundant way, several people did not and felt the need to say a comment, "in voices just loud enough to be heard across the crowd,
'Here comes your Missus Hutchinson,'" (433). Another example that displays how the town acted in not so nice way towards Tess and her

The Lottery: A Short Story
Who doesn't want to win the lottery? I certainly want to win. However in this town winning the lottery means certain death. On June 27, the
townspeople performed the annual lottery in a small village called Stoneridge.
The lottery is a tradition that has been going on for many years, and consists of a lottery worker letting people draw out slips of paper out of a tatty
black box. After they draw the slip, the townspeople look at their paper if they have a mark their families have to draw slips of paper. Whoever gets
the black mark gets brutally stoned.
This warm summer morning the children and grownups of Stoneridge gathered in the center of the village. The people never laughed during this
time they only smiled. We asked Mr. Summers, how much preparation goes into this he said, " I have to do so many things, I have to get the box
ready, I have to write out all the slips, it takes a lot of time."...show more content...
Summers comes out after all the preparation is done and announces it to the crowd. His assistant then placed the box on a stand, and he declared the
lottery open. People started coming up one by one to draw their slip.
The Hutchinson's end up drawing the mark. We caught Tessie's answer to this, "It was fair, you didn't let him pick the one he wants," she proclaimed.
The Hutchinson family went up and drew to see who is going have the black mark of death.
Tessie Hutchinson ends up drawing the strip of paper with a black mark. She gets dragged up to the area where everybody waits anxiously with their
stones ready to pounce.
"She was screaming as she was brutally beaten with stones." said one of the little kids who helped stone her.
We had a sit down and asked him how he felt about his daughter getting stoned he replied, "I am obviously very sad but i'm glad it was not me." The
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