What Is The Theme Of The Lottery By Shirley Jackson

the lottery by shirley jackson is a short story based on a small town conducting a "lotery" that decides on whether or not who lives based on a simple draw from a box. The reason behind this, whether it be to help the crops grow or to prevent overpopulation, is unknown. Thankfully our society has adapted to be rid of thses horrible traditions, but maybe not entirely. Meaning, maybe our society still has eome of those same awful traitions that are based on ignorance, bigotry, and even religion. Homophobia, sexism, xenephobia, and racism are still very real problems based on hatred, much like the lottery. Although most people arent killing other people, harassment, bullying, violence, and other forms of hatred, are still present. Although christianity …show more content…
Racism, people hat because they beleive theyre supperior to one another, which is simply not true. The belif of ehite supremacy, is just that. white people are suprme. This is a horrible point of view, that sadly a lot of people follow. The reason behind this is because along time ago, people would preach these views. it got to the point where the beleif of white supremacy was the social norm. Black people were just not equal. Thankfully, we as a societty have destroyed that concept for the most part, yet somehow it is still present in everyday life. The events in charlotteville have really turned our country around. ALl of the violence, hatred, and even murder is based on old values. These values are based on another set of old values, and another, and another, and another. These old customs need to stop, but its hard tust get people to stop. The people who focus on these values are generally ignorant people who dont like hearing anything else besides what they want to hear. This all applies to wanting good harvest in the lottery. You have a set of ideas that dictat ehow you run everything. Thneres a line between having religion telling you to love one another and treat others with kindness and hating a specific race because someone preached the idea and it never left …show more content…
Luckily, i have never truley expeirenced sexism, but i know plenty of people who have. It's a shame that our goverment is controlling issues relationg to abortion and other issues while holding exttremly conservative views and being male. Other forms of sexism include, the wage gap, catcalling, and the idea that women belong in the kitchen and should do strictly femine jobs. This is yet another case of olf views fueling hate. THe crops are not going to stop growing if people dont die, much likke our world will be better and still spinning if you keep your mouth shut and stop spreading