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Profesoor Megan Miller
English 200-001
20 October 2015
Effects of Tradition and Culture as Depicted in “The Lottery”
Character: Mr. Summers
Plot: tradition is a way of life of a people, “The Lottery” however, paints a society with wayward tradition still embracing the culture of human sacrifice and murder which is cantankerous, inhumane and barbaric.
Setting: A small town in contemporary America which has an annual ritual known as "The Lottery" with a population of about three hundred people.
Mr. Summers is reflective archetype of the tradition of the people in “The Lottery”, who allow the lottery, and the significance it has in their lives. He represent the aspect of continuance of the Lottery since he is the anchor. This …show more content…
Summers is an innovative man who wants to give the old things a new face and progress forward. He represents the architype of change. Mr. Summers insist on discarding the shabby old box which is contrary to the wishes of the villagers. People are developing some degree of skepticism of the representation of “The Lottery” but fear open confrontation because doing so would mean questioning the history and traditions that has always been exercised by a people (Jackson 1948). He is definitely a man who is conscious of efficiency in everything he wants to engage in. He wants a change, and wants to bring progress. Mr. Summers argues that the same things were done when the population of the town was very small hence, cannot be the very things done at present. As population increases, and efficient ways of conducting the lottery has to be embraced, insists Mr. …show more content…
Summers, he represents the archetype of belief in retrogressive traditions. Mr. Summers is a simple man with no wife or family of his own. However, the villagers have entrusted him with the task of conducting the ritual. He is the architect of inhuman acts such as murder. Mr. Summers is a murderer since he influences who is to during the lottery ritual. As a good leader he is supposed to change the lottery but instead he ends up executing the lottery thereby killing innocent people. He should advocate for change in the lottery as one way of supporting human life and doing away with evil traditions and cultures.
Moreover, much as the name Mr. Summers suggests, he acts contrary to the various attributes such as leisure, warmth and light, we realize that this is not exactly the kind of person Mr. Summers is in reality therefore he represents the conniving and manipulative archetype in the text. Mr. Summers is described as a round faced and jovial man (Jackson, 1948, p.6). He wants everything in order, and very efficient. If it does not happen the way he wants it to be, with modesty, someone may even be stoned to death. He is therefore a very strict and sometimes, cold thus contrary to summer
Profesoor Megan Miller
English 200-001
20 October 2015
Effects of Tradition and Culture as Depicted in “The Lottery”
Character: Mr. Summers
Plot: tradition is a way of life of a people, “The Lottery” however, paints a society with wayward tradition still embracing the culture of human sacrifice and murder which is cantankerous, inhumane and barbaric.
Setting: A small town in contemporary America which has an annual ritual known as "The Lottery" with a population of about three hundred people.
Mr. Summers is reflective archetype of the tradition of the people in “The Lottery”, who allow the lottery, and the significance it has in their lives. He represent the aspect of continuance of the Lottery since he is the anchor. This …show more content…
Summers is an innovative man who wants to give the old things a new face and progress forward. He represents the architype of change. Mr. Summers insist on discarding the shabby old box which is contrary to the wishes of the villagers. People are developing some degree of skepticism of the representation of “The Lottery” but fear open confrontation because doing so would mean questioning the history and traditions that has always been exercised by a people (Jackson 1948). He is definitely a man who is conscious of efficiency in everything he wants to engage in. He wants a change, and wants to bring progress. Mr. Summers argues that the same things were done when the population of the town was very small hence, cannot be the very things done at present. As population increases, and efficient ways of conducting the lottery has to be embraced, insists Mr. …show more content…
Summers, he represents the archetype of belief in retrogressive traditions. Mr. Summers is a simple man with no wife or family of his own. However, the villagers have entrusted him with the task of conducting the ritual. He is the architect of inhuman acts such as murder. Mr. Summers is a murderer since he influences who is to during the lottery ritual. As a good leader he is supposed to change the lottery but instead he ends up executing the lottery thereby killing innocent people. He should advocate for change in the lottery as one way of supporting human life and doing away with evil traditions and cultures.
Moreover, much as the name Mr. Summers suggests, he acts contrary to the various attributes such as leisure, warmth and light, we realize that this is not exactly the kind of person Mr. Summers is in reality therefore he represents the conniving and manipulative archetype in the text. Mr. Summers is described as a round faced and jovial man (Jackson, 1948, p.6). He wants everything in order, and very efficient. If it does not happen the way he wants it to be, with modesty, someone may even be stoned to death. He is therefore a very strict and sometimes, cold thus contrary to summer