Jackson Lottery Reflection

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First of all I am indignant at such an unreasonable practice. No matter the young man is thief or not, people cannot decide someone’s fate by their own perspective. To punishment an offender by murder or burn is absurdly. In the story the young man not even has a chance to clarify himself but people in the village were really for lynching, this event without any real proof or trial. I would like to say the Go back to the Jackson’s lottery there were some similarities in the story, no one speaks up, even though they did it wrong, people decide someone’s fate by their own perspective and the child is the most influenced group in both story. I would like to say the Jackson’s lottery had more of impact on me because the story gives me mystery feeling

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