Letter To Mrs Watson Lottery

I am writing this letter to express my deep concern regarding the annual lottery. As I speak on behalf of the villagers, we are all aware that the lottery is conducted under your supervision and is held in the square located between the post office and the bank. On the morning of June 27th, an estimate of three hundred people will assemble to witness and participate in stoning one of our fellow, chosen villagers to death. Within the eyes of a citizen, I stand by the belief that the annual lottery is utterly inhumane and iniquitous. Stoning an individual to death serves no purpose in the villagers’ lives due to limited knowledge on why we perform this ritual. The lottery also merely destroys the victim’s family and friend’s mental health and may result in
Let us take the Watson family as an example. The head of the Watson household, Mr. Watson, was the “lucky” winner in the past lottery. Since then, Mrs. Watson still grieves and mourns for the death of her husband. Jack Watson, their son, currently draws for their household. If ever the Watson family is chosen again, either Jack or Mrs. Watson will face death. Loneliness can drive an individual to suicidal thoughts and actions just to be reunited once more with their lost loved ones. The lottery has tremendously impacted families. You would be oblivious to this fact of course because for a lucky man like you, you aren’t included in the black, death box. This reason is why we are sorry for you. For not being able to feel the pain that this lottery has caused us. Though let us put this in a business perspective so you can better understand. Killing individuals would lessen the amount of workers in our village. Less workers means a smaller economy and a bad reputation. As a man who is devoted to his civic duties, I wouldn’t want to be known as the man who encourages breaking families with a piece of paper and