"The Randomness of persecution' When I began reading this short story, I began to think okay this sounds a nice little community. They all seemed to be just living daily lives. The children were all playing and laughing , the parents seemed lighthearted and playing with one another. When I came to realize this wasnt a good "lottery' All I could think about was why in the world would they be laughing or joking. They should be sared , sick to thir stomach that they are about to pertake in such a senselesa act and that one of their friends,family members, and neighbor is about to loose their live. Each family seemed to be ok with this act but then when someone was picked they did not seem to show any kind of remorse for the poor woman that they
