The Importance Of Family In The Lottery

Family becomes an overall importance when it comes to feelings, emotion and tradition. Each story involves the family or a family member that has been hurt or maybe even criticized. In “The Lottery” and “This is what it means to say Phoenix, Arizona”, the family member was either hurt or criticized. When Victor finds out about his father’s death, he is financially unstable. When Thomas says “I can lend you the money you need”, Victor disagrees at first, but reconsiders the deal. Although Victor and Thomas had past conflicts, they confided in each other. In “The Lottery”, the story begins with the town’s yearly tradition. Conflicts begins with one individual against society around her. Tessie Hutchinson refuses to accept the tradition when she