In this essay, I will be discussing conflicts of in three pieces of work which are The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, Big Gene written by William Coles and The Lamp at Noon wrote by Sinclair Ross. A conflict is a problem in a story that upsets the characters. The Lottery’s conflict entails the killing of a person each year. Racism is the problem in Big Gene when are treated unfairly. The Lamp at Noon has a complication of dust storms and stubbornness. The way in which the conflicts plays out hugely affects the character in which they gain problems. The killing of a single person each year is the problem in the short story The Lottery. The whole town, has been dangerously blind by following cruel traditions in hopes of “God’s reward”. Old Man Warner said, “Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon” (Jackson 3). This quote supports the thesis because they all are greedy and do not care about the next person; all they want is good times. Warner is extremely sticky about the tradition that he fears the villagers will return to bad times if they stop holding the lottery. But, killing should not be tolerated at any time not matter what the circumstances are. Big …show more content…
Not only is the setting creating conflicts in Big Gene’s, but in The Lamp at Noon it is too. The setting is a dust storm with a lamp lit in a window with a stubborn farmer. For instance, Ellen said to Paul, “Listen, Paul - I’m thinking of all of us . . . Look at the sky . . . Are you blind? Thistles and tumbleweeds - it’s a desert. You won’t have straw this fall. You won’t be able to feed a cow or chicken. . . .” (Ross 2). Paul is the stubborn farmer that grew up on the land and that is all he has ever known. While Ellen wants what is best for the baby, it can die because of all of the dust. They both know that there is no future with the land and they should leave. So, between stubbornness and dust storms has created a great