"The Lottery"
Theme: Tribal nature
The
short story by Shirley Jackson discusses a town that is stuck in there ways
about a bad tradition. Stone is something the town must take part in once a
year. One person a year is picked to be stoned which is friends and even family
pick up rocks and throwing them at the person that was chosen. No one in the
town is brave enough to speak up and try to stop this tradition although some
characters hint at it. Such as Mrs. Adams “Some places have already quit
lotteries” (294). Everyone is scared or worried about the outcome.
In
Nampa there was a big disagreement a while back. The main rodeo in town was
thinking about moving the outdoor rodeo to an indoor rodeo. Many people were
upset because putting it indoor takes away the effect of the rodeo that many attended
every year. However, the other side was agreeing to move it because that way
they could have air conditioning making the rodeo more enjoyable.
Although
no one likes change sometimes it is for the better. If someone in the community
where the Lottery takes place would speak up they could stop this horrific
event and have a better community as a whole. Just like in Nampa, they ended up
voting on it and moved the rodeo indoor. At the time many were boycotting that
rodeo. As time passed, people got over it and the attendance went higher than
ever.
