The Lottery:)

So far out of all the stories we have read i liked The Lottery the best. I think Shirley Jacksons message in the lottery is that sometimes change is good. Change can lead to so many new things and it can help expand new ideas that will help better society. In the story many people were afraid of change, they were so used to the same thing that no one bothered to question something different. Being used to something for so long makes it really easy for people not want to change things because they are so afraid of what might happen if things were different. Being afraid is what stops many of us from achiving great things and bettering not only ourselves but society. When the lottery was picked the person with the slip was to be stoned, many didnt agree to this but still went along with it because it was TRADITION. So many people just follow what there used to even though the outcome is bad, and this was the problem with the people from the village they went along with everything that was done or said and didnt bother to question it. I think that we all need to question everything in life not just sit around and go with the flow because in the end change is good and we shouldnt be afraid of the outcome but look foward to what will happen next.