Friday, May 18, 2012

The Lottery


Author's Note: This piece is about theme of the inhumanity in the book "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson.

There are many themes in this book, but I chose inhumanity. The inhumanity in this book really takes you by surprise the in this story. Though it starts off really like a small, nice, happy town. It completely changes in the end.

In the beginning the boys are collecting stones, what I think is just for fun. No, these are weapons of death. People are ready for the lottery but this isn't just an ordinary lottery. When you win the lottery it is a good thing, right. No, when you when  win you die. They just kill people by throwing rocks at the person. Also even the little kids would throw rocks at their own mothers. That is terrible.

The inhumanity in this book sickens me. It so terrible I don't even know what to say except: What kind of world do they live in.

4 comments:

  1. This was good explaining the theme and i understood it. Some of the things i would change is to make a thesis and have an intro to at least explain what you are try to talk about and have a conclusion. I would also talk about more themes then just that one.

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  2. Good choice of theme. I think you could have added more detail. Good job using evidence from the story to back up your statement.

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  3. Nice piece Matt. I also think more detail would have made the piece better but besides that good piece.

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  4. i like the fact that you said that the story starts out happy but ends sad
    you need a better title
    and how the stones are weapons of death

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