The Lottery

Explanation of country lotteries. About 300 people gathered in the village square of the whole town, where historical ceremonies were held. First of all, all my parents pulled out of the box and pulled out the paper. Bill Hutchinson made some mistakes, then his whole family skidded. His wife, Tessie, got a wife with a black sign. The villagers surrounded her and began to cast a stone at her, she shouted, "This is not fair."

When the lottery finally started, everyone was grinding in this "typical" town. According to Shirley Jackson's "Lottery", "Sweepstakes - Mr. Summers' Square Dance, Youth Club, Halloween Program", he has time and energy to invest in civic activities (212). This is an important reference to "lottery". Because it shows that the lottery is considered a citizen or community activity by people in the town just like dancing or other club activities. When the reader understands what the lottery is, this fact gets even cooler.

Warner Warner plays an important role in Jackson's story "Lottery." Because he is one of the main symbols. Mr. Warner was the oldest person in the town and participated in 77 lottery events. He represents the tradition of his lottery in town. The young generation of the town told him that the lottery was stopped elsewhere. Because they want to stop the draw, he considers them to be a "crazy fool" group (254). He believes the retirement tradition "they want to return to life in the cave" (254). According to Mr. Warner, the lottery is the only factor to maintain social stability. As a superstitious man, he believed that human sacrifice is the only logical answer to ensure that their crops are good, and "Lottery, corn in June will be heavy" It is seen in the line of. Mr. Warner accepts the way of things. Changing the tradition will be devastating to his eyes. Another big symbol of "lottery" is black box.

Many aspects of the lottery have been forgotten for a long time. The original black box disappeared, the singer of the lottery official was ignored, and the salute of rituals changed with the passage of time. The only thing the lottery villagers have not forgotten or changed is the way to kill stones and unfortunate winners. "Although the villagers forgot the ceremony and have lost the original black box, please do not forget to use stones, but the mountains of stones that the boys made earlier are ready.