The Lottery

The Lottery In my opinion, the townspeople should not continue their practice due to different reasons. First, is sacrificing someone from your family worth it. Kids should not be exposed to something like this at a young age. Second, would they be comfortable knowing they let that happen to someone they care about? Lastly, seeing how much people enjoy doing their practice does not seem to make sense. The Lottery started with a simple approach and an easygoing attitude. Towards the end, it makes me think what our life would be like if a tradition as if that still exists. It is hard to understand or even imagine traditions like that. It opens your eyes to a different view of beliefs or traditions that are out there without our knowledge. Even though, it is pass down from generations after generations to the next they are still willing to accept without a question. “The lottery is an extreme example of what can happen when traditions are not questioned or addressed critically by new generations” (SparksNotes).
The Lottery revolves around sacrificing their own village people to get better crops for the following year. Since, they believe that if the villager does not sacrifice anyone they will live in hard times. The villagers made it seem right to them that the children should participate in not only picking up stones but throwing them as well. “For instance, when we consider The Lottery has been describe as a “civic” activity in the same vein as other communities events like dances or clubs, we see how disturbingly our “normal” ritual violence has become” (ArticleMyriad). Even though, The Lottery seemed like it was a family bonding moment but, then it completely contradicts when they went against each other. Therefore, family relationship determined almost everything about the Lottery but, it doesn’t guarantee the love or