How Does The Lottery Affect Society

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In “The Lottery” it is represented how a group of people can deceive the mind with everything seeming to represent positive,but turning out be a negative effect. In “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson , she portrayed the society as a positive environment, by later on introducing the lottery creating death for the individuals needs.

The people are getting prepared for the lottery by bringing out a mysterious “black box”(page 1). Everyone is getting together, for the annual celebration and tradition of the lottery. “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 were so many people that the lottery took two days and had to be started on june 2nd”(page 1). This is an example of pursuing happiness by “village gathering together”(page1). as a whole and the community took the time to finish The lottery taking “two days and started June 2nd”(page1). The people of the community are trying to be part of this tradition “gather” is a word meaning to come together. Equally as important the more effort you put yourself into traditions that you would be noticed and chosen on more and it would be a good thing, but “two days”(page 1) for a lottery to finish the people are not too excited over this tradition.
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Anybody ain’t here?”(page 2). As evidence “So’s we can go back to work”(page 2). is sounding like this tradition is just the usual and it's just a regular part of the community. As a result people do not care for the tradition and have better things to do. It's feeling rushed throughout this whole quote “anybody ain't here?” is another point to prove that they are trying to rush and get the lottery done as quick as possible . With the lottery seeming as a death “lottery” people should feel afraid and take there time , since killing is part of this tradition, but that does not phase

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