Living in a world where intense polarization is present throughout most of society, connections can be drawn between traditions of the present-day and during the time of The Lottery. In 1948, America was filled with superstition, with WWII just ending, and the rise of communism, the American people were especially on edge so believing in sacrifice in order to bring harvest wouldn’t be as weird as it may seem.
Regarding the film, the director purposefully made it in black and white and added the eerie music to emphasize the old and more conservative times in America, before advancement in technology. The people who experienced the luck of the draw of the “lottery” symbolized the key (sacrifice) to fulfill the superstition of the town.
Regarding the film, the director purposefully made it in black and white and added the eerie music to emphasize the old and more conservative times in America, before advancement in technology. The people who experienced the luck of the draw of the “lottery” symbolized the key (sacrifice) to fulfill the superstition of the town.