Murder is something so gruesome it seems now days, but try imagining a group of people or even a small city targeting an innocent woman to not only murder her but stone her to death. That is pretty much the gist of this story. The elusive idea of the story is revealed once the first stone hits Tessie Hutchinson in the head, and then it is made crystal clear that the annual "Lottery" is not such a good thing after all. Although Shirley Jackson 's "The Lottery" is attacking small town America, I believe that this short story is much more complex than that because it also argues the reason for tradition.
One of the many ideas of this story is one of random tradition. Specifically, it discusses the things that people do because that is the status quo. These can range from innocent traditions such as fireworks and Christmas trees to far worse, such as racism, or even war. Even in this gruesome story, Jackson does seem to hold out some hope. It seems that other villages have moved on from this tradition and no longer participate …show more content…
The last standing wins which is evil, unethical, and emotionally unfair. There is no age limit, no disability rule, simply whoever gets chosen from the random drawing is the person who will not only risk there lives but also risk killing others in a free-for-all reality. The reason this annual tradition continues is in fact the same reason "The Lottery" continues every year. Because that’s simply what they’ve always done. There is not a reason or logical answer as to why it continues which I think is crazy. But at the same time it also makes me wonder if we as in the United States were to ever hold an annual tradition as evil as "The Hunger Games" or even "The Lottery," would I participate in this event or would I rebel and turn my back to the place I was
One of the many ideas of this story is one of random tradition. Specifically, it discusses the things that people do because that is the status quo. These can range from innocent traditions such as fireworks and Christmas trees to far worse, such as racism, or even war. Even in this gruesome story, Jackson does seem to hold out some hope. It seems that other villages have moved on from this tradition and no longer participate …show more content…
The last standing wins which is evil, unethical, and emotionally unfair. There is no age limit, no disability rule, simply whoever gets chosen from the random drawing is the person who will not only risk there lives but also risk killing others in a free-for-all reality. The reason this annual tradition continues is in fact the same reason "The Lottery" continues every year. Because that’s simply what they’ve always done. There is not a reason or logical answer as to why it continues which I think is crazy. But at the same time it also makes me wonder if we as in the United States were to ever hold an annual tradition as evil as "The Hunger Games" or even "The Lottery," would I participate in this event or would I rebel and turn my back to the place I was