In “The Lottery,” Shirley Jackson explains to us the way the lottery is worked. Shirley Jackson used many different elements and rituals to create this story. Shirley Jackson is trying to get us to understand the meaning of each symbolism he has said the story. In “The Lottery,” Shirley Jackson uses symbolism to illustrate the themes of the lottery box and stoning which in turn help enhance the action of the plot.
A theme discovered was the powerlessness of villagers participating in the tradition of the lottery. The people described, had little clue as to the origin of the lottery but continued on with it because of “tradition”. “Even the man running the lottery was a frail pathetic man who was merely doing it because he had more time on …show more content…
The box represented both the tradition of the village and the villagers idiotic loyalty towards it. The box was falling apart, and nearly all the black was faded off of it but the villagers insisted on keeping it, basing their attachment towards it on a story that it was made from pieces of the original black box that was lost years ago. They felt that the box and other traditions such as the family list, and using the stones were the only way because that’s how it had always been done. Symbolizing peoples illogical following of traditions that they feel need to be kept, but no longer have relevance in society …show more content…
It symbolized any tradition being passed on from generation to generation without any hesitation to accept it in their society no matter how weird or cruel. It was a tradition in the village for as long as anyone could remember and even though none of them knew the true purpose of it anymore they kept it because their elders before them did. Much like Christmas in our society today, most people have drifted from the true reason it began, which was the birth of Christ. But since it’s been around for years the tradition has slowly altered to waiting for a man in a red suit with toys, instead of celebrating the birth of a child. Nobody fights the purpose of the event because it has been around for as long as anyone could remember, much like the
A theme discovered was the powerlessness of villagers participating in the tradition of the lottery. The people described, had little clue as to the origin of the lottery but continued on with it because of “tradition”. “Even the man running the lottery was a frail pathetic man who was merely doing it because he had more time on …show more content…
The box represented both the tradition of the village and the villagers idiotic loyalty towards it. The box was falling apart, and nearly all the black was faded off of it but the villagers insisted on keeping it, basing their attachment towards it on a story that it was made from pieces of the original black box that was lost years ago. They felt that the box and other traditions such as the family list, and using the stones were the only way because that’s how it had always been done. Symbolizing peoples illogical following of traditions that they feel need to be kept, but no longer have relevance in society …show more content…
It symbolized any tradition being passed on from generation to generation without any hesitation to accept it in their society no matter how weird or cruel. It was a tradition in the village for as long as anyone could remember and even though none of them knew the true purpose of it anymore they kept it because their elders before them did. Much like Christmas in our society today, most people have drifted from the true reason it began, which was the birth of Christ. But since it’s been around for years the tradition has slowly altered to waiting for a man in a red suit with toys, instead of celebrating the birth of a child. Nobody fights the purpose of the event because it has been around for as long as anyone could remember, much like the