“The perfect killer has no friends, only targets.” In Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” the villagers participate in an annual lottery that occurs every year. This story is an example of a “twist of fate.” Everyone in the village has to participate in the stoning of whoever is the lucky winner that is drawn. No matter your age or relation to the victim, it was expected of you to participate in this outraged act! In this story murder is not justifiable because no matter your relation to the victim it was mandatory to participate in this heinous and heartless crime. In “The Lottery”, the actual lottery exemplifies a heinous crime. During this lottery, everyone has to draw names. Tessie Hutchinson is overly anxious when her family has to draw for the prize. Unfortunately, Tessie selects the card with the “x.” Tessie is the lucky winner right? Of course Tessie has won the lottery, but she isn't very excited but yet disturbed! This lottery isn’t the lottery we aren't familiar with this is the lottery of death. In this village whoever is the lucky lottery winner will get stoned to death! At the beginning of the story we were aware of everyone gathering rocks but what were they going to be used for? After selecting the slip with the "x" she knew that this would be the last of the annual drawing for her. As each rock is being thrown she …show more content…
Hutchinson. Tessie’s best friend Mrs. Delacroix promote this murder. The tension grew stronger and stronger as everyone one by one drew their white slip hoping that their white slip hoping their white slip didn't hold the black "x." As Tessie drew her name she came to realize that her slip had the black "x." Although this was tradition relation to the victim never matters in this heartless even relation didn't seem to matter, everyone was to participate in this act! Everyone in Tessie’s family had to pick up their stones and throw them at her; even her youngest son Timmy had to