In “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” by Ursala Le Guin, they are different and similar in ways that one person is being sacrificed for happiness.
Sacrifice in “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” if for the happiness of the entire town. Adults in this story see a child suffer and just let it pass by like it’s an everyday ordeal. In this story it is thought the child suffering is an everyday thing. “Their happiness… depend wholly on this child’s abominable misery”(3). If you’re in this perfect society, and the reason it is perfect is because a small child is suffering behind closed doors, would you really change it? Think of it in a way of love in today’s society. Say someone is in a relationship and they give it their all and they are nothing but miserable. Although the other person does nothing and doesn’t suffer at all and is happy because they have someone else doing all the hard work in the relationship.
Sacrifice in “The Lottery” is for the promise of the good harvest. Old Man …show more content…
Although one is for food and the other is overall happiness they are still similar in ways. Both short stories show sacrifice for something. The big part that you think of is that they both have traditions. Everyone has traditions and they are hard to change aren’t they? Like the way you say grace before a family dinner, if you try and change it the elder in the family would most likely tear down your approach. In “The Lottery” the younger folks are talking about how they should possibly change the lottery and the elderly man tells them “There’s always been a lottery”(4). Insinuating tradition that he dosen’t want changed. Also, in “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” they talk about people have seen the child that suffers haven’t done anything about it. “They leave Omelas”(4). If you do anything about the child, then all the happiness that has been worked for goes away and the tradition
Sacrifice in “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” if for the happiness of the entire town. Adults in this story see a child suffer and just let it pass by like it’s an everyday ordeal. In this story it is thought the child suffering is an everyday thing. “Their happiness… depend wholly on this child’s abominable misery”(3). If you’re in this perfect society, and the reason it is perfect is because a small child is suffering behind closed doors, would you really change it? Think of it in a way of love in today’s society. Say someone is in a relationship and they give it their all and they are nothing but miserable. Although the other person does nothing and doesn’t suffer at all and is happy because they have someone else doing all the hard work in the relationship.
Sacrifice in “The Lottery” is for the promise of the good harvest. Old Man …show more content…
Although one is for food and the other is overall happiness they are still similar in ways. Both short stories show sacrifice for something. The big part that you think of is that they both have traditions. Everyone has traditions and they are hard to change aren’t they? Like the way you say grace before a family dinner, if you try and change it the elder in the family would most likely tear down your approach. In “The Lottery” the younger folks are talking about how they should possibly change the lottery and the elderly man tells them “There’s always been a lottery”(4). Insinuating tradition that he dosen’t want changed. Also, in “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” they talk about people have seen the child that suffers haven’t done anything about it. “They leave Omelas”(4). If you do anything about the child, then all the happiness that has been worked for goes away and the tradition