Fritz Oehlschlaegar's The Lottery

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Fritz Oehlschlaegar links the meaning of “The Lottery” to patriarchy. He suggests that the event was a depiction of the way the male dominated over women sexuality in the society. According to the author, women gave birth to many children to increase their survival probabilities during the “The Lottery”. He also discusses the conflict between male authority and women resistance. He suggests that the women did not support the event, felt it was unfair but could not however raise their opinions since they were submissive to their husbands, and were controlled by the men. He uses analogy to compare “Ms. Tessie Hutchison character to other women. The men did not tolerate women rebellion. He discusses male domination during “The Lottery” were in