Within all manners of literature, there are similarities and dissimilarities. This is without exception regarding Shirley Jackson’s work of literature, “The Lottery,” and D. H. Lawrence’s work of literature, “The Rocking-Horse Winner.” Namely, the story of a community upholding a horrid tradition, i.e., “The Lottery,” and the story of a son, Paul, externally helping his mother by earning luck, i.e., “The Rocking-Horse Winner,” are similar in their theme, and their plot differs from one another. In other words, although the theme of “The Lottery,” that is, the residents of the city attempt to change the external and minor aspects of the horrendous Lottery, and of “The Rocking-Horse Winner,” that is, Paul dealt with the outwardly desire for
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In “The Lottery,” the reason for the death is clear and direct: if the townspeople eliminate the Lottery, a life would avoid death. Jackson structured her work in a manner that reveals that the death is obviously a consequent of the Lottery. Whereas Lawrence, he does not explicitly reveal the exhaustive reason for the death of Paul. Unlike “The Lottery,” where the reason is blatantly that the people participate in the Lottery and are not successful in abolishing it, Lawrence’s writing indirectly reveals the reason behind Paul’s death. Namely, because Paul desired to fulfill the outward need of his mother, he ventured to fulfill it, even if it meant that he would perish. Thus, indirectly, Lawrence reveals that if Paul fulfilled his mother’s true need of love, he would not have passed away. Despite the similarities, the plot of “The Lottery” contrasts to “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by being patent and direct with the reason for the issue, while Lawrence plots “The Rocking-Horse Winner” is unforeseen and implies the reason for the issue. Jackson’s “The Lottery” and Lawrence’s “The Rocking-Horse Winner” are works of literature that compare and contrast. Their theme compares in the sense that both reveal the consequences of not focusing on the imperative issue (E.g., Mr. Summer and replacing the box, and Paul and changing his mother’s economic
In “The Lottery,” the reason for the death is clear and direct: if the townspeople eliminate the Lottery, a life would avoid death. Jackson structured her work in a manner that reveals that the death is obviously a consequent of the Lottery. Whereas Lawrence, he does not explicitly reveal the exhaustive reason for the death of Paul. Unlike “The Lottery,” where the reason is blatantly that the people participate in the Lottery and are not successful in abolishing it, Lawrence’s writing indirectly reveals the reason behind Paul’s death. Namely, because Paul desired to fulfill the outward need of his mother, he ventured to fulfill it, even if it meant that he would perish. Thus, indirectly, Lawrence reveals that if Paul fulfilled his mother’s true need of love, he would not have passed away. Despite the similarities, the plot of “The Lottery” contrasts to “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by being patent and direct with the reason for the issue, while Lawrence plots “The Rocking-Horse Winner” is unforeseen and implies the reason for the issue. Jackson’s “The Lottery” and Lawrence’s “The Rocking-Horse Winner” are works of literature that compare and contrast. Their theme compares in the sense that both reveal the consequences of not focusing on the imperative issue (E.g., Mr. Summer and replacing the box, and Paul and changing his mother’s economic