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A lottery often portrays wealth and new beginnings rather than depression caused by death. The fiction story, “The Lottery,” based in the 1940s holds a traditional event every year on June 27th. The town’s people gather in the square anticipating for the drawing. This drawing is not for a million dollar prize; instead, the drawing would end with one person representing a sacrifice in hopes of benefiting the rest of the town. Either the father or the oldest son in the family would pick one slip of paper in hopes that it would blank. A family, in this case the Hutchinson’s, is chosen to redraw slips of paper to determine who would be stoned to death. Mrs. Hutchison received this dreaded reward. Vivid imagery and ironic word choice, as well as the underlying meanings depicted as symbolism, maintain the importance of understanding the purpose of a tradition before blindly following one that inhibits one from making a positive impact in the world.
The word choice in the short story not only sets the scene, but it also creates a sense of irony, which allows the readers to wonder and further understand the importance of fully understanding a tradition before following it shortsightedly. Shirley Jackson introduced the story by stating, “The flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green”(). The vibrant colors of the land …show more content…
The fear driven tradition ends with a stoning of an innocent citizen. The symbols, the box and the stones, justify the need for change as a result of the traditions duration decreased its effectiveness. Jackson’s skillful applicability of word choice illustrates the amount of respect the people have for this tradition as one woman nearly missed the whole event. Therefore, as times evolve, traditions should also to refrain from following a tradition with no
A lottery often portrays wealth and new beginnings rather than depression caused by death. The fiction story, “The Lottery,” based in the 1940s holds a traditional event every year on June 27th. The town’s people gather in the square anticipating for the drawing. This drawing is not for a million dollar prize; instead, the drawing would end with one person representing a sacrifice in hopes of benefiting the rest of the town. Either the father or the oldest son in the family would pick one slip of paper in hopes that it would blank. A family, in this case the Hutchinson’s, is chosen to redraw slips of paper to determine who would be stoned to death. Mrs. Hutchison received this dreaded reward. Vivid imagery and ironic word choice, as well as the underlying meanings depicted as symbolism, maintain the importance of understanding the purpose of a tradition before blindly following one that inhibits one from making a positive impact in the world.
The word choice in the short story not only sets the scene, but it also creates a sense of irony, which allows the readers to wonder and further understand the importance of fully understanding a tradition before following it shortsightedly. Shirley Jackson introduced the story by stating, “The flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green”(). The vibrant colors of the land …show more content…
The fear driven tradition ends with a stoning of an innocent citizen. The symbols, the box and the stones, justify the need for change as a result of the traditions duration decreased its effectiveness. Jackson’s skillful applicability of word choice illustrates the amount of respect the people have for this tradition as one woman nearly missed the whole event. Therefore, as times evolve, traditions should also to refrain from following a tradition with no