It would be hard to think people being killed and people without morals would be similar, but The Lord of the Flies and "The Lottery" have a lot of differences and that is what makes them interesting. William Golding and Shirley Jackson wrote some similar stories. However, some differences between The Lord of the Flies and The Lottery are the motives for persecuting someone, the setting and the way people are killed.
In the Lord of the Flies and The Lottery there are different motives for killing different people. In The Lord of the Flies they have strange reasons for attempting too kill Ralph. They leave his tribe after Jack creates his own tribe, which is more fun for the boys. Eventually they get violent and try too kill Ralph because they feel he will try too kill them or steal their supplies. In "The Lottery" they try too kill the new person for immature and stupid reasons. They try too kill him because his father would not participate in the brutal killing of a innocent person, this is known as The Lottery. There are more differences between the two books than just that though.
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The Lord of the Flies takes place on a island in the middle of the ocean. Since there are no adults too watch over the kids they get caught up in the freedom and make very bad immature decisions. Eventually they become fully savage and stop attempting to be rescued. "The Lottery" takes place in a small, old fashioned town. Since they are mentally separate from the rest of the world they do not realize what they should and should not be doing. But that is not the last of the differences between these two
Comparing "The Lottery by Shirley Jackson" and "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. Le Guin
The two stories are both centered on a particular person in the story. “The Lottery” was centered round Tessie Hutchinsen who happened to be the unlucky one to have picked the marked paper and had to be stoned to death. Tessie was at that period, the only one who saw the unfairness of the situation. She screams, “It isn't fair, it isn't right,” as they stone her. It was in this same manner that the barber viewed the colonel’s actions as being unfair. “How many of us had he ordered shot? How many of us had he ordered mutilate...
...n conclusion, both novels represent the true nature of human kind, with no barriers. The Maze Runner, almost being the modernized version of Lord of the Flies, shows how although there aren't adults in their society, left along humans can flourish and keep a structured society. Lord of the Flies however, deals with a more dark view on human nature, and brings about all of the savage impulses that reside within all humans. The leaders in both novels conduct themselves quite differently, yet it shows that all leaders don't have to be the same in order to "get the job done". Finally, both novels represent innocence in some of their characters. This shows that although everything else may fall apart, some people's true reason in life is to bring about strength and innocence in others. The novels resembled each other, yet still compared and contrasted quite well.
In The Wicker Man and “The Lottery”, they both had many similar elements as well as differences throughout their stories. In both the story and film, in the end there was a death by sacrifice. Both of these stories are centered on the ideals of a cult like society that believes in sacrifice for the benefit of crop fertility. Though they are both similar theme wise, there are some slight differences in each story. In the Lottery, the selection process was based by chance and luck. The person who is the sacrifice would be picked at random. One member from each family household had their name in the “Black Box” and one name would be picked and whoever it was suffered the consequences. In the Wicker man, they had an involuntary selection process.
“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman are two very meaningful and fascinating stories. These stories share similarities in symbols and themes but they do not share the same plot which makes it different from one another. Furthermore, “The lottery” was held in New England village where 300 people were living in that village. This event took place every once a year. Besides, the story begins where on one beautiful morning, everyone in that village gathered to celebrate the lottery. The surroundings were such that children were gathering stones while adults were chatting with each other. It was compulsory for every head of family or house to draw a slip of paper out of the box. In addition to that, the family that draws the slip in the black do will have to re draw in order to see who will win the lottery. Therefore, the winner of the lottery will be stoned to death. This is very shocking because in today’s lottery events, the winner will be awarded cash.
Lord of the Flies and Invisible Man have very little in comparison. The only thing these two books had in common was they both involved violence. Lord of the Flies was about British boys getting stranded on a deserted island with no adults after a plane crash. Invisible Man was about a black junior attending a southern college when he is kicked out and is told to get a job in New York. Both books also take place in a new environment to the characters and character within the story.
The final acknowledged similarity between both intriguing works of literature is the way they start off versus the way the ended. Both stories start off with a sense of happiness and serenity but soon take a dark turn for the worst. “The Lottery” starts off describing a happy summer day in which the lottery is set to take place:
“The expected is just the beginning. The unexpected is what changes our lives.” said by Grey’s anatomy actress Meredith Grey. The stories that are being compared are from two well known authors, H.H. Munro (Saki) and Shirley Jackson. Saki wrote a story about two enemies who have a generational family feud over a piece of land called “The Interlopers” and things take an unexpected turn for the worse in the end and Jackson’s story was about a village acting out their annual activity, “The Lottery”, which also takes an unexpected turn like “The Interlopers”. The authors of “The Interlopers” and “The Lottery”, by Saki and Shirley Jackson, use the literary elements of pacing, foreshadowing, and structure of text to build suspense and tension and
Former President John F. Kennedy once said, “Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” The history of mankind contains numerous leaders and guiding principles that carry beliefs contrary to those of our natural law yet still gather an extreme following of individuals. The question is why. Why do people leave their good moral at the door in order to follow the masses? Risk their individuality, freedom, and personality to appeal to others. “The Lottery” and The Book Thief both explore the concept of conformity as it pertains to the individual and how far away one is willing to stray from the path of moral freedom to bend to the will of others. “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson depicts small town gathering for their annual lottery
The lottery is a story about a village that has been blindly following this tradition for many years. Everybody has been copying what has been done for years. They are picking a name from a hat and killing the person. One character, Tessie, comes late and seems less eager than others. Then she gets chosen as the victim. In First they came, it is a poem about soldiers who are taking people from certain groups like “Socialists, trade unionists, and Jews.” away. The author does not speak out against it, and they came for him.
Although people can fear an outcome of telling the truth or standing up for what they believe is right, being a bystander in a poor situation doesn’t exempt someone from innocence. Whether it involves a murder or telling the truth, if someone knows it is wrong and does nothing to take part in what’s going on they are no better than the ones involved in the conflict. In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee and The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, both stories involve bystanders. A bystander is not innocent when they do nothing about the problem going on around them.
Symbolism is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense. It is an object representing another to give the person, place, or thing an entirely different meaning that is much deeper and more significant. In “The Lottery”, by Shirley Jackson, and “The Destructors”, by Graham Greene both authors use symbolism by giving meaning to objects and people that represent a meaning beyond what is written.
There are many different points of view about human behaviors. Through specific characters mentioned in Fahrenheit 451, “A Very Old Man Enormous Wings”, and “The Lottery”, individual attitudes are exaggerated to the point that their evil motivations behind their behaviors are obvious. Everyday humans attempt to attach the connotation of good to humanity, but it’s just because humans want to look past the fact that we are realistically not good. It is very difficult for us to reflect on our own behaviors. Even though people try to avoid admitting it, we always try to be the best in whatever we do. We naturally make our own survivals the best we can make it. Harming others knowingly and enjoying it is a hallmark of being evil. Good is not only
In the stories of “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins, both authors deliver the dangers of blindly following tradition that can lead to death, fear and no advancement in society. In “The Lottery” their tradition is to kill a person that is randomly chosen by using a lottery. To compare, in “The Hunger Games” children are also picked out of a lottery from each district and if they are chosen, they need to fight against each other to death. Both stories share a tradition of cruel and murderous behavior but they have a slight difference in tradition.
Another similarity between the two novels is that the parallels between the protagonists and the antagonists are quite similar. Both the novels have a character who willingly gives into his heart of darkness, and a character who sees the savagery of those who are consumed and fights to return to civilization. For example, in the Heart of Darkness Kurtz gave into his heart of darkness and let his evil tendencies take over. He was a one point a man who values morals but gave into his evil side when removed from civilization. Marlow on the other hand also journeys away from civilization but he does not let his values deteriorate such as Kurtz. In Lord of the Flies Jack gave into his evil side and becomes savage like, and begins turning against the ones who were his friends. Ralph on the other hand was not as easily consumed by his evil side. Until his death, Ralph realized the savagery of the others especially Jack.