Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko presents to us that there is a necessity for ceremonies and traditions in the world that we live in. She teaches us that forgetting those traditions and ceremonies can bring hardship, that traditions and ceremonies must be constantly changing with the world, and that blindly going through the motions of a tradition can bring dangers. Tayo, the main character, learns the hard way that forgetting ceremonies and traditions can cause hardships. Towards the beginning of the story, Tayo blames himself for the reason there is drought.…
In “What is Cultural Identity,” by Elise Trumbull and Maria Pacheco, they describe India’s marital values as, “Arranged marriage has long been a cultural practice in India based on the belief that families of potential spouse’s best know who would make a desirable match. More and more frequently, however, individuals reject…
This supports the idea that some traditions can cause people to end up being manipulated and controlled. Tradition plays a huge part in today’s society, but that doesn't mean it doesn’t have the power to affect people’s lives in a negative way. When we constantly use tradition we can find ourselves living a repetitive life, we wouldn’t be able to evolve or change our way of thinking/approaching new…
Passing on Traditions, One Generation at a Time The world is revolving and advancing more efficiently each day. Although some things change and exceed any expectations, other things stay the same. Traditions are ideas, activities, lifestyles, or customs that are passed down from generation to generation. It could be something you carry on everyday or a certain day of the year. In the book, Night Flying Woman, by Ignatia Broker, the idea of traditions is portrayed many times.…
As the moment our ancestors decided to evolve and to promote themselves to a higher superior species, ritual becomes an essential part of human life. Yet, the majority of people comply with these practices regardless of the nature or the fundamental roots of them, whether it is benevolent or malevolent. In other words, superstitious and extremely religious individuals follow traditions blindly, which will consequently lead to social dissension and turmoil. According to Miller Williams, ritual is the indispensable factor for us as human beings and the substantial connection to our pasts and our traditions. However, I utterly disagree with this assessment because most rituals appear to be superfluous and absurd.…
Many people, families, and or groups of people have their own traditions that make them who they are; but what is tradition? Tradition is the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation. Being a part of tradition is something to be proud of but what if that tradition is hurting others? “Tradition was the name given to those cultural features which, in situations of change, were to be continued to be handed on, thought about, preserved and not lost (Graburn 6). Tradition as a reservoir is the concept that tradition is a strength to draw upon, a source of historically defined identity, and a source of a sense of safety, specialness, or difference” (Graburn 9).…
Some traditions are worth keeping around because they…
After numerous reads I have come to a conclusion regarding the theme, repetition of tradition forces you to follow a blind tradition path. First of all, once someone has followed a specific tradition for an extended period of time they start to believe that it is the right thing to do, regardless of anyone’s opinion. That statement is clearly proven correct…
Shirely Jackson presented the theme tradition to state how people are reluctantly to start fresh and leave their past behind. First, people are afraid of the unknown brought as a by product from change. Therefore, most people are not going to risk their chance and try to abolish their tradition. For instance, the villagers in…
Tradition is an inseparable element in our life. We inherit our tradition from our ancestor, therefore, it is our responsibility to continue it. However, would you follow a tradition without questioning it? Would you be willing to sacrifice a person to benefit your lifestyle? “The Lottery” written by Shirley Jackson and “The Village” directed by M. Night Shyamalan will show you how life would be in a society where people are loyal blindly to their tradition.…
Some individuals claim that tradition is not something you inherit—if you want it, you must give away something in order to receive it. It’s not something that can be given for…
Shirley Jackson’s short story The Lottery is about a tradition where the villagers must make a sacrifice in order for their crops to have a good season. Tessie Hutchinson picks the slip of paper with the black coal mark in the center and she is the one to be sacrificed which means the villagers, even her family, must stone her to death. The theme of this story is that traditions can be good or bad. Traditions can result in lots of different scenarios. Tessie wins the lottery and she gets stoned which results in a bad scenario.…
Ye Eun Heo (12th) Period 4 World Literature Compare and contrast between The Lottery and The Hunger Games. Tradition is passed on from one generation to the next in order to give important values of the events such as integrity, respect, and kindness (Reference, 2016). By this, the exact meaning of the tradition is revealed. However, what if traditions were not giving these important values to people? These of two stories - The Hunger Games and The Lottery - answer the question; distinctly go against to perform traditions.…
What is food authenticity? This essay will explore the dialectic relationship between the continuity of tradition and the continued changes found in the presentation of traditional activities (Lu and Fine 1995). Firstly, food authenticity is doubtful.…
Traditions run deep throughout the culture and are not easily dismissed.…