The Lottery Theme

The villagers never saw how dangerous the lottery was because they have done the same for so long. If the villagers never would have made the lottery something they do once every year than it would not be so intense if they did not. Of course, nobody wants to get rid of a tradition, but at some point it should stop. The effect the lottery could have on the village is the population could eventually start to fall and effect the whole village. No child should have to take place in one of their parents getting stone, nor should the parents should have to take place in stoning their child.

They don’t show emotion during the ritual, everyone is calm until it’s time to find out the results of this lottery. Tessie Hutchinson finally protests when she is singled out, saying “it isn’t fair, it isn’t right,” but this objection is raised too late, because she is the “winner” of the lottery. The other villagers are clearly relieved not have been selected, and they speak from a position of security, reminding Tessie that “all of us took the same chance.” Though the villagers have lost aspects of the ritual of the lottery over time, “they still remembered to use stones” meaning that they will still end up killing Tessie despite what they feel or think about the situation.” Even Davy Hutchinson, a child, is given stones to throw at his mother, and other young children gather the stones for the ritual.

Is it justified to kill someone because they have gained too much power and are going to use it for the worse? Brutus has a very bad circumstance on his hands, he can kill Caesar and possibly be executed for his actions or he can let Caesar become king and watch Rome fall. There are many reasons why Brutus should and should not join the conspiracy. Brutus says, “I know no personal reason to spurn at him But for the general.” (II,i,11).

It is a cover of what was produced by Eiichi Kudo’s in 1963. A corrupt lord called Matsudaira Naritsugu who ruled Akashi during the 1840’s rape, torture and murders his own citizens as Tokygawa Shogunate faces extinction.

However, it is my opinion that he is a villain. I believe this because he could be an extremely violent leader and because he never fully reigned over one of the places he conquered/ruled. He is a villain because he murdered thousands of people and soldiers from different nations. Alexander tortured many of his victims and then he killed them.

While many puritans roamed America, there were other religions that became apparent during this time. One of those religions was Deism, a faith Benjamin Franklin followed himself. The Deism religion was almost a complete opposite of that of Puritanism. Despite the fact that they both praised the same God, Puritans and Deists had different views and stances on different aspects in life. Puritans an Diets both have unique beliefs specific to each religion, these beliefs differ immensely from each other.

In The Lottery, the characters of the story follow traditional ideas, however they do not inquire about these ideas that are not moral at all. Initially, the people of a small village have a lottery that occurs each year in which the winner ironically doesn’t win money, but wins a ticket to death. The villagers show no sign of excitement, but they are rather demonstrating that an event such as this one is not fun at all. In addition to that, the box is a major symbol in the story. The box is very shabby, demonstrating that they don’t take care of it or fix it.

Just like Macbeth, Hitler is also another example; Hitler used his power to slaughter Millions of innocents. He betrayed his people when he abused his power of dictatorship. Which drove a country into the ground.

Other Christians argue against this behavior on the basis of Romans 13: “Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except which God has established” (Romans 13:1). Part of being a Christian in the political world is having to find consensus between these two arguments, each individual finding themselves somewhere unique on the

In the village, and the world at large, in “The Lottery” there is a yearly practice of human sacrifice to assure good crop. The feeling that occur to the fictional people in this story must be very conflicted or dulled to the point where there is no longer feeling. Jackson’s only source of background is conversation between the characters. The narrator does not offer any background at all. Through the story we see that this lottery is a yearly event.

Another problem with a gay married couple holding a position in the SDA church is the very fact that by being married they are not trying to fix there sin. If they are not trying to fix the problem, what are they doing and do they really have a relationship with God? The bible says in James 4:17 “If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t, it is sin for them.” So by being a gay, married, and SDA than it’s a sin for them because they know

Policies are tools that keep the peace, the economy and that allow a country to function. The Mytilenian Debate takes place after the revolt of Mytilene, the council immediately decided in sentencing the entire male population to death and to enslave the women and children yet, “there was a sudden change of feeling…to destroy not only the guilty, but the entire population of a state. In Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War the role of policies can affect the course of war and the state. It is best seen in The Mytilenian debate where the parliament of Athens discusses if the sentence they proposed was truly right. In this debate we have two men Cleon, and Diodotus who discuss their view on the sentence and discuss the delicacy policies

Traditions have been sought after and passed on for generations; with no questions asked, whether humane or not, traditions are hard to break and diminish as they are often what a culture or community stands for. In Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”, a story about the tradition of a small village, is painted in impeccable details of peace, and serenity on a warm summer day, as everyone follows the tradition they have known since a long time ago despite the true intentions and meaning of it forgotten. The Lottery taking place annually is like no other lottery, it paints the true picture of the horror that epitomizes the tradition that none of the villagers dare to question, despite it creating separation between gender and families and ruining

As seen in the “Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Gilman and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, the hierarchy tradition between families is harmful and often makes generational impact on a community. While all families to an extent perpetuate old-fashioned beliefs, new generations are forced to live alongside toxic ideologies which can easily result in internalized discrimination of different societal groups.

Symbolism can be explained in many ways and various things can be used to symbolize something. Symbolism is also used to show emotions or the way someone is explaining something. Foreshadowing is an example of symbolism because it’s like thinking back at a time that once happened in the past, symbolizing memories of what happened during that time. For example the color black in “The Lottery” symbolizes death, therefore there’s death in the short story.