What Is The Inequality In The Lottery By Shirley Jackson

In today’s society, countless individuals are fighting for equality in many aspects, such as gender, yet the inequality between the economic classes still remains a problem. The short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson uses the idea of random persecution by the dictator to reflect the injustice between individuals who are in different social and economic classes. The social layers within the story represent the modern capitalist society, which was what Marx was strongly against. In Jackson’s short story, the wealthiest individual holds the position of a dictator and persecutes those who do not obey the rules of society, causing others to blindly follow them to avoid the consequences. First of all, the individual with the most financial power in society is able

The character Tessie has an extremely low social status in the town since she is a housewife that just does house chores and provide no income for the family. She arrives to the lottery late since she was doing the dishes at home. This foreshadows her fate of becoming the lottery victim since she directly challenged Mr. Summers’ power by showing up late. This also shows how she is different from the rest, since she can forget about the lottery. Moreover, after she arrives, the crowd had to separate to allow her come through and join her family. She makes small talks and jokes along the way as well. On the day of the lottery, where everyone’s focus should be on the event, her behaviour seems abnormal and may be threatening to those in power. Lastly, she challenged Mr. Summers and society by yelling how “it was [not] fair” after her husband draws the lottery (5). She directly challenges the society’s decision, which causes her to become this year’s victim of the lottery in the family draw. Overall, those with lower social statuses that attempts to directly challenge those in power will only be