Shirley Jackson portrays an average New England village and their aged tradition of a very disturbing lottery. While one would think “The Lottery” is a go lucky story about someone winning money, Jackson completely twists it around so there are actually multiple winners and just one loser. Why do the villagers continue to carry on this barbaric custom, and can this actual event be compared to our now day society.
First of all, the political view of the village must be understood. There are three dominant males, (Mr. S
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