Corruption In The Lottery By Shirley Jackson

“The duty of youth is to challenge corruption.” (Kurt Cobain) “The Lottery” Shirley Jackson by is based on society back in 1947, a society that is morally corrupt. In that society were a group of villagers who had a tradition. A human sacrifice was needed in order to harvest good crops. Although the traditions and corruption did not change or evolve, times had changed. The society was insensitive about the human sacrifice. The story is based on the holocaust, those not affected by it did not care. In the lottery people who did not get picked just followed the tradition without caring until they were affected. The central idea Shirley Jackson provided was corrupt society. In “The Lottery” Shirley Jackson wanted society to learn that tradition,
a male dominant society and hypocrisy need to be addressed.