“The Modern Massacre”
The Lottery is as straightforward with the century it takes place in as it was for the location. So again, the reader has to stitch together bits of information to find that the time the story is in, is the mid-twentieth century. There is the section that mentions the “coal company” Mr. Summers owns. Coal was of utmost importance in the mid-twentieth century because of the massive energy needs for World War II and trains. Both were big interests in the 50’s. Jackson also mentioned that the town people were talking about tractors, an invention that did not come about until the late nineteenth century. This means the story has to take place sometime after then. However, while some clues lead one to believe the story took place in the 50’s, Jackson left …show more content…
The exact month and day of The Lottery is given to the reader immediately in the first few words of the narrative. This is to say that the date of the lottery is significant, even though Jackson does not come right out and say it. While nothing climacteric takes place on June 27, it just so happens to fall between two significant days. The date falls between Independance Day (July 4) and Midsummer’s Day (June 21). Independance day is conspicuous to all that America holds dear: Freedom to move on as an independant country. Midsummer’s Day, in contrast, is known for paganistic rituals. As June 27 bisects these two ideas, it embodies Jackson’s belief that a nation, such as America, has the potential to give up some of it’s modern privileges to indulge in sacrificial rituals. Definitively, because June 27 falls between two dichotomous dates it gives the reader an allegory to show that by participating in there is a consequence. With this effect it authenticates that a current day culture has the possibility to partake in sanguinary
The Lottery is as straightforward with the century it takes place in as it was for the location. So again, the reader has to stitch together bits of information to find that the time the story is in, is the mid-twentieth century. There is the section that mentions the “coal company” Mr. Summers owns. Coal was of utmost importance in the mid-twentieth century because of the massive energy needs for World War II and trains. Both were big interests in the 50’s. Jackson also mentioned that the town people were talking about tractors, an invention that did not come about until the late nineteenth century. This means the story has to take place sometime after then. However, while some clues lead one to believe the story took place in the 50’s, Jackson left …show more content…
The exact month and day of The Lottery is given to the reader immediately in the first few words of the narrative. This is to say that the date of the lottery is significant, even though Jackson does not come right out and say it. While nothing climacteric takes place on June 27, it just so happens to fall between two significant days. The date falls between Independance Day (July 4) and Midsummer’s Day (June 21). Independance day is conspicuous to all that America holds dear: Freedom to move on as an independant country. Midsummer’s Day, in contrast, is known for paganistic rituals. As June 27 bisects these two ideas, it embodies Jackson’s belief that a nation, such as America, has the potential to give up some of it’s modern privileges to indulge in sacrificial rituals. Definitively, because June 27 falls between two dichotomous dates it gives the reader an allegory to show that by participating in there is a consequence. With this effect it authenticates that a current day culture has the possibility to partake in sanguinary