In the story "The Lottery" it is about tradition and how it is okay for it to be change. Many peopld would think the lottery that always happend would be a good thing but its not, its people pulling to see who will be stoned to death. Many of the towns people dont stand up when it comes to this being wrong because they are so use to this tradition and doesnt want it to change. The tone of the story is anxious. Everybody in the town is anxious to see who will get the slip. All the kids gather around with stones and everybody comes together inthe middle and prepare. The people are anxious to see who life would be taken next.
I agree with you that the main point in this short story was to make a difference, and that some traditions that have been going around for many years are not the right way to go sometimes. It is a great disappointment to see how the human race can be perceived as. Was Jackson trying to show us what humans can get to? killing each other just because it has been going on forever? In my eyes I would consider us humans followers and not leaders because if something is started we go ahead and do the same just because others are doing it...
ReplyDeleteI agree that this lottery wasn't for hood even more that they had forgotten the original purpose. though i don't think they were trying to get rid of the lottery as much as just continue with the tradition because they were afraid of change.
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