Is there a danger in following tradition? "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson is a story of a village who follow a tradition ever year. The tradition results in death for one of the villagers. Just because it's a tradition and what is known in that town does not mean it has to be.
The central idea of the short story can be seen through the conflict in the story. One type of conflict is person vs. society. This is true because at the very end of the story Tessie says "it isn't fair." This displays how she really believes that the tradition they hold every year is not right. But the rest of the people the society ignore what she says and throws rocks at her like every other year. Really, Tessie cry for change was defeated but everyone mindlessly
The central idea of the short story can be seen through the conflict in the story. One type of conflict is person vs. society. This is true because at the very end of the story Tessie says "it isn't fair." This displays how she really believes that the tradition they hold every year is not right. But the rest of the people the society ignore what she says and throws rocks at her like every other year. Really, Tessie cry for change was defeated but everyone mindlessly