Randomness Of Persecution In The Lottery By Shirley Jackson

In the Lottery by Shirley Jackson, this short passage discuss the significance of characterization, tone, symbolism, metaphor, similes and different phrases each of these subjects help shape the short story. In this short story the Lottery takes place in a small village in which the town gathers around in order to pick names out of the box. This story has to deal with the themes dangers of blindly following tradition but also the randomness of persecution. In the short story the Lottery gave off to be an interesting passage with different themes which are danger of blindly following tradition and also the randomness of persecution. The Lottery is a village in which the town picks names out of a tradition box in order to stone one member

Mrs. Hutchinson realized the how tradition has given the villagers a blind eye in order to assume it’s normal to murder someone for sport. The town seems to take this tradition as a normal family gathering in order to play a game. But in reality the game is by throwing the biggest and hardest stone to a family member, friend or neighbor in the short story. Generation after generation of following the same tradition over an over again doesn’t stand out to being an unfair or inhumane action. But also the villagers will never realize how unfair the community is becoming until they’re in the shoes of the person being stoned till death. Another theme that the passage gives the reader is how family is big part of this passage. Family matters very much in the the passage but once that person is chosen to be stoned that person is no longer a family member but instead a target. The villagers easily turn against each other in the matter of moments without giving the any remorse even if that person could be the mother, father, sister, brother, uncle or etc. Even though the people in the lottery value marriage, and

The black box is a symbol of tradition and also loyalty in the community. The black box is represented as an important item in order to complete the lottery, which the community uses as a tradition. The black box is the only thing the community never changes it or even tries to remodel it. This is an example of how there are so many different cultures who live in America who celebrate Thanksgiving without knowing why, but something that is done. Instead it’s something that generation after generation family and friends get together to eat a huge meal for one specific day. Thanksgiving is just tradition even without knowing why its done just like the black box. The lottery is done by reusing the box over and over again in order to choice the person that will be stoned till death. An example “Mr. Summer spoke frequently to the villagers about making a new box, but no one liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box.” This quote shows how the community is scared of anything that involves of changing their old traditional ways. From the quote it seems that the villagers assume that changing the box will cause some consequences in their daily lives but also the tradition of the lottery. The villagers have been loyal to the black box that helps them keep the tradition after every generation. These people seem to