The Rocking Horse Winner and The Lottery

In D. H. Lawrence's "Rocking Horse Winner" and Shirley Jackson's "The Roto", the authors focus on two main goals: mainstream values, materialism and tradition. Both authors deal with these themes through several different literary methods such as personification and symbolism, but the use of author 's characterization develops their theme best. Especially when they relate to the subtle role explanation of the author and why this role development approach is very powerful to convey the message of the author, a parallel section of the story that drives those themes I will look at.

Article: The theme of Shirley Jackson is "Lottery", the theme of D. H. Lawrence is "Rocking Horse Winner", showing a very powerful and evil aspect of the collapsed human nature. The characters of these two stories have been driven by the pursuit of so-called passion insanity. After all, these pursuits end with unimaginable tragedies and pain. I. The citizens of "Lottery" and the family of "Rocking Horse Champion" are fascinated by their passion. A: Paul earns money and is looking for an answer that can be lucky. B. The masses pursue an ancient tradition, no ... show more content

Passion drives people, and the "lottery" of "Rocking Horse Winner" and Paul's citizen are no exception. All members of this unknown town are enthusiastic about tradition. The original black box used for the draw is said to be "the black box that was lost long ago and now on the stool is used even before the birth of the oldest old man in the city, Warner" It was. This sentence makes the reader understand that the lottery is an ancient tradition indispensable to the lifestyle of the town. If people are enthusiastic about keeping the tradition, this tradition can only last such a long time. Paul is passionate about wealth, and to his mother he proves to be very fortunate. From a very young age, he learned that his family always wanted more money to support a better lifestyle, but it never seemed enough. The same applies to the role of these stories. As a pole