Similarities Between The Giver And The Lottery By Shirley Jackson

Would you continue to tag along with an unfortunate tradition? In the story , “The Giver” by Lois Lowry, There is an annual ceremony of jobs that are assigned to 12 years old yearly. In the story “The lottery” by Shirley Jackson ,there is a tradition where a not so fortunate winner gets to win the lottery and gets an unfortunate prize each year. Both stories share the message that people have the habit to cling on to traditions. Both stories share the message that people have the habit to cling on to traditions. Jonas thinks “Jonas shivered. He pictured his father, who must have been a shy and quiet boy, for he was a shy and quiet man, seated with his group, waiting to be called to the stage. The Ceremony of Twelve was the last of the Ceremonies. The most important.” (Lowry 12). This shows that since Jonas can picture his father when he was little this tradition has been going on for a long time. This is a symbolism of flashbacks , something that has happened in the past and this also represents this tradition that has been going on for a long time. The giver told Jonas “the community has

Old man warner stated. “Seventy-seven years I've been in the lottery,” Old Man Warner said as he went through the crowd. “Seventy-seventh time”(Jackson 3). This shows that since old man warner is a symbol of the length or how long this tradition has been going on.Old man warner's name old is also a symbolism of how long this tradition has been going on.Old man warner also states “ Old Man Warner snorted. “Pack of crazy fools,” he said. “Listening to the young folks, nothing’s good enough for them” (Jackson 5). This represents that when the old man warner was talking about young people it signifies that the old man warner is old. Him being old and in this tradition shows that it has been going on for a while. Showing that both stories cling on to traditions that have been going on for a