Comparing and Contrasting “Young Goodman Brown” and “The Lottery” By: Wayne Gillard II Professor C. Givens ENGL 102-B19 Wayne Gillard Prof. Givens ENGL 102-B19 Essay 1 Outline Thesis: The literary works of “The Lottery” and “Young Goodman Brown” both appear to show the fallibleness of human behavior and judgment. I. Introduction/Statement of Thesis II. Themes and Author’s Purpose a. The Lottery i. The hazards of following tradition or living according to
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pockets and make piles of stones in the town square‚ which seems like children’s innocent play until the stones’ true purpose becomes clear at the end of the story. Tessie Hutchison’s late arrival to the lottery makes her stick out from the crowd‚ Mr Summer’s words -“Thought we were going to have to get on without you”-is almost ironic as Tessie becomes the lottery’s next victim. Mr Summers also asks Ms Watson if her son will be drawing for himself and his mother
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in the small town‚ Jackson wrote “Lottery in June‚ corn be heavy soon.” (Jackson 4). This was said by Old Man Warner‚ the oldest person in this town and this shows that Tessie‚ the women who gets sacrificed‚ is conflicting with the actual agriculture sacrifice. This conflict only starts to show at the end of the story when Tessie starts to be stoned by the townspeople because of the sacrifice for the corn and the other crops. Next‚ in the short story “Thank You‚ M’am” by Langston Hughes the conflict
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Although Tessie protests the drawing‚ the villagers collect their stones and move in to throw them. In many ways‚ throwing the stones equates to the villagers casting their ballot in favor of continuing the lottery. Stoning is one of the oldest and most common
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Book 1 Book One introduces several of the themes that will shape the course of the novel‚ including the conflict between choice and fate. Wrapped up in this discussion is the subject of genetics‚ clearly an important subject to the genetically mutated Cal. As Cal recounts the story of how his grandparents fell in love‚ he represents elements of both choice (Lefty’s decision to walk away from his two courtship dates‚ the couple’s intentionally fake courtship period on the ship to America) and fate
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Rosezanne Cox Ms. Sarhan 15 November 2013 The Lottery (1948) After reading the Lottery‚ the greatest downfall of this society is clinging to old traditions‚ which makes it impossible for an entire community to progress. The village people are convinced to conduct the lottery in June in order to have a prosperous year. However‚ many nearby villages have eliminated the practice and numerous young adults have advocated for the brutal acts towards an innocent human being. Because the village
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Finding a Voice Growing older is compulsory‚ while growing up is optional. One can begin to grow up at five years old while another begins at fifty. Some argue against this‚ but there is no doubt that experience and surroundings are the major contributing factors that determine when someone grows up‚ as well as who they become. Three lessons that are inherent in growing up are challenging one’s conditioning‚ finding a voice‚ and coping with betrayal. Growing up involves challenging conditioning
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now inflexible‚ like Old Man Warner. Most millennials recognize the problem and sympathize with the homosexuals but refuse to say anything about it. Then‚ there are those who speak out against it and these people are usually in the position (like Tessie); most of the time nothing happens. Moreover‚ in the text it states‚ “‘Some places have already quit lotteries‚’ Mrs. Adams said. ‘Nothing but trouble in that‚’ Old Man Warner said stoutly. ‘Pack of young fools’” (Jackson 5). This quote describes
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meaning of a lottery within the culture of the short story is contrary to the contemporary idea of a lottery. Furthermore‚ none of the villagers want to win the lottery. Tessie illustrates this when she said‚ “You didn’t give him time enough to take any paper that he wanted. I saw you. It wasn’t fair!” In this quote‚ Tessie is saying that it was not fair that they got the paper with the black spot on it indicating that they were the winners of the lottery: destined to be stoned by friends and
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