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Leaving The Community In The Lottery, By Lois Lowry

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People who stand up for what they believe is right are the strongest of all. The novel The Giver by Lois Lowry the main character, Jonas stood up for what he believed was right by leaving the community. In the short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, Tessie stood up for what she believed was right by speaking up about how the lottery was unacceptable. Therefore, Jackson and Lowry convey the message of standing up for what you believe is right.
In the story The Giver by Lois Lowry Jonas stands up for what is right by leaving the community. The Giver said "So if you escape” (Lowry 155). This clearly demonstrates that the community is keeping everyone inside and nobody is doing anything about it. Instead of leaving the community it is called escaping which reveals that they are being kept inside and Jonas plans to do something about it and escape. It connects to the central idea because Jonas is the only one who has the courage to stand up for what he believes is right and leave the community. Jonas says “No one heard that little twin cry, either!” (Lowry 152). In other words, Jonas saw his father kill the innocent twin and felt very sympathetic. He also was …show more content…

Tessie said "It wasn't fair!” (Jackson 59). This quote highlights how Tessie saw that Bill got picked and was very upset by it. She was standing up for what she believed was right because nobody else would. This connects because Tessie spoke up about what she believed was wrong with the lottery and stood up for herself. The text states “Suddenly, Tessie Hutchinson shouted to Mr. Summers” (Jackson 45). This is significant because Tessie is standing up for what she believes in by crying out what she thinks about the situation with the lottery. She doesn’t think that it was fair for Bill to get picked. This connects to my overall thesis because she is standing up for what she believes in because nobody else will so she spoke

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