“The Lottery” was written in 1948 just after World War II. This brings awareness of a small American town custom is being brutally stoned to death for a pleasant harvest. American society is asking whether traditions should be continued such as “The Lottery” giving the concept of violent traditions being pursued. In the short story “The Lottery”, Jackson foreshadows Tessie Hutchinson misfortune and symbolizes the black box to indicate on the danger of tradition and blindly following along. Shirley Jackson foreshadows the motif to contribute the villager’s tradition but the betrayal to Tessie Hutchinson. The cry of Tessie Hutchinson to stop these unruly practices of throwing stones to her death, “It isn’t fair,” she said. A stone hit her on
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The villagers concept of the black box describes the unforgettable memories, “Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones” (Jackson 7). Jackson showed the significance of the black box is important to the villagers symbolizing their faith in their customs. However, the black box gives an example of the moral message-the reality is random names being drawn out of a box and the commoners are convinced there’s a reason behind why he or she is chosen. Jackson establishes the new meaning of the box as a reminder of their practices, “Mr. Summers spoke frequently to the villagers about making a new box, but no one liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box” (Jackson 1). Mr. Summers uses the black box to hint the idea of their rituals to persuade the villagers to follow through with their culture. Telling the villagers that it’s been a tradition. Those who don’t arrive to the square are discriminated because they don’t believe in their customs. Wagner-Martin, Linda elaborates on the idea of, “In the irony of its depictions lies the horror of this classic tale and, ones hopes, a careful reevaluation of social codes and meaningless rituals” (Wagner-Martin, Linda). Wagner-Martin, tries to convince the readers the redundant of their customs and the meaning of the black
The villagers concept of the black box describes the unforgettable memories, “Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones” (Jackson 7). Jackson showed the significance of the black box is important to the villagers symbolizing their faith in their customs. However, the black box gives an example of the moral message-the reality is random names being drawn out of a box and the commoners are convinced there’s a reason behind why he or she is chosen. Jackson establishes the new meaning of the box as a reminder of their practices, “Mr. Summers spoke frequently to the villagers about making a new box, but no one liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box” (Jackson 1). Mr. Summers uses the black box to hint the idea of their rituals to persuade the villagers to follow through with their culture. Telling the villagers that it’s been a tradition. Those who don’t arrive to the square are discriminated because they don’t believe in their customs. Wagner-Martin, Linda elaborates on the idea of, “In the irony of its depictions lies the horror of this classic tale and, ones hopes, a careful reevaluation of social codes and meaningless rituals” (Wagner-Martin, Linda). Wagner-Martin, tries to convince the readers the redundant of their customs and the meaning of the black