The Lottery

"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.