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The Horrifying Nature Of Tradition In The Lottery By Shirley Jackson

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"The Lottery" is about a small town's tradition of holding an annual lottery. The community gathers each year to draw a piece of paper, and the winner of the lottery is stoned to death. The ending of the video is surprising because the audience discovers that the lottery is not for a prize, but rather to select a person to be stoned to death. This realization is shocking because it goes against the viewer’s expectations of what a lottery should be and reveals the horrifying nature of the tradition. At the beginning of the video, the town's annual lottery is introduced as a fun tradition that has taken place for generations. As the story unfolds, the audience sees that the townspeople are excited about the lottery and can’t wait for
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