From Shirley Jackson “The Lottery”
1.23 “The lottery was conducted--as were the square dances, the teen club, the Halloween program--by Mr. Summers. who had time and energy to devote to civic activities.” Mr. Summers was the men with a frightening amount of power in the village, power that seems to have come/assigned to him randomly. No one seems to question his leadership of the lottery. Seem as if it has never been challenged. Perhaps he took on the role himself, or maybe someone offered the spot to him. Mr. Summer not only draws the names on the day of the lottery he also makes up the slips of paper that go into the black box. It up to him to make the black circle that ultimately convicts someone to death. No one never explained why they put so much faith in Mr. Summers. The question is what happen if Mr. Summer gets picks he does not have any kids so who will be next?
From Shirley Jackson “The Lottery”
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5 “the whole lottery took less than two hours, so it could begin at ten o'clock in the morning and still be through in time to allow the villagers to get home for noon dinner.” The lottery follows a tried-and-true process, the beginning of which we see here. The lottery always started at the same time on the same day if anyone can remember by whoever was sworn in by that day. The lottery represents any action, behavior, or idea that is passed down from one generation to the next that’s accepted and followed unquestioningly, no matter how illogical or cruel. It is a tradition, an annual ritual that no one has thought to question. The result of this tradition is that everyone becomes party to murder on an annual basis. The lottery is an extreme example of what can happen when traditions are not questioned or addressed critically by new