My Response to Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery"

Kelli Heath
The Lottery
Sophomore English
21 September 2007

"The Lottery" is a story full of traditions, culture, and the luck of the draw. The sacrifice that the people of the community make is a big one. Their sacrifice they make is stoning of a loved one or a close family friend. Slips of paper that are prepared the night before are put into a box and one has a black dot. People have not the slightest idea who will be picked, but they know someone will be the one. This is yes a very cruel thought that no one wishes on anyone. But this is their religion, which is done to the thought of the gods praising them with a healthy and plentiful crop. So, really yes it is a horrible thought but then on the other hand it is a tradition, their culture, and the luck of the person who may or may not get picked.