Millions of readers around the globe have read Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games, but the lesser-known short story, The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, is just as captivating with a similar message. The theme of these two texts, without courage, a faulted society will not change or improve, is shown in both pieces. Many might be asking how to determine the message of a publication. It can easily be found through the portions of the text that stand out, and there are many quotes and pieces of evidence that show that both of these works have a shared theme. One quote that shows the theme, without courage, a faulted society will not change or improve, in The Hunger Games is on page 344. “We both know they have to have a victor. Yes, they have to have a victor. Without a victor, the whole thing would blow up in the Gamemakers’ faces. They’d have failed the Capitol.” After the drastic rule change of two victors being able to win instead of one was revoked, Katniss was enraged toward the Capitol and the way they bend the minds of those who are under them. Her realization in this quote is that she can save both her and Peeta by putting them both at risk. On the same page, Katniss also
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Instead of two children from each district going into an arena of death, one person from each town is stoned in front of their fellow citizens. Page 4 states, “‘Some places have already quit lotteries.’ Mrs. Adams said. ‘Nothing but trouble in that,’ Old Man Warner said stoutly. ‘Pack of young fools.’” The lottery in this story is a good comparison to the reaping in The Hunger Games, where the names that are drawn lead to a death sentence for seemingly no reason. The discussion between these two characters is important because it shows that not one person in their village or society has made an effort to stand up to tradition and cease this inhumane lottery that they persist on
Instead of two children from each district going into an arena of death, one person from each town is stoned in front of their fellow citizens. Page 4 states, “‘Some places have already quit lotteries.’ Mrs. Adams said. ‘Nothing but trouble in that,’ Old Man Warner said stoutly. ‘Pack of young fools.’” The lottery in this story is a good comparison to the reaping in The Hunger Games, where the names that are drawn lead to a death sentence for seemingly no reason. The discussion between these two characters is important because it shows that not one person in their village or society has made an effort to stand up to tradition and cease this inhumane lottery that they persist on