What was your reaction to the story “The Lottery”? My reaction to the story “The Lottery” is furious and outrage because of how this lottery plot went down. For instances, all the towns families gathered for this lottery event that happens once a year in June. Family bonds are important of the lottery event, but family bonds are broken due to the increase in the killing cruelty. All households have to be present at this lottery event, but there will be one family member that is pointed to draw from the black box. Family relationships mean something at a siren point when it comes down to the lottery engagements, but the family relationship does not mean anything when boils down to when it is time to stone an unlucky person to die. This is straight up horrible. These are where Tessie Hutchinson comes into play because …show more content…
She is the only would is protecting the town people as well as her own family against the lottery because the lottery is nothing more than a set-up. Tessie drew from the black box which had the special marked on the small sheet of paper, she was selected victim that was stoned to death. Tessie husband, kids, and community turned their backs on her and do not promise any loyalty or love once the lottery event was over with. She was motivated to speak out on the fairness of the lottery event, but she had been shut down. Everybody ignored her. It just shows what families and people will in a heartbeat with no exceptions and no regards. That’s sad. Really sad. For even me to think about. The lottery event is nothing, but a tradition. Also, this tradition is where the town peoples come to the party of murder on an annual basis. It just