Authors Note: The author’s purpose for
writing this piece is to describe the theme of the short story “The Lottery”.
What’s
the purpose of winning a lottery? If you were to win, would you be excited?
Well in this small town the lottery may not be the same type of lottery you
might generally think of. In this small town things are slightly different and
a little more twisted. I know you might not believe me right now but really,
the winner of the lottery is stoned to death, and this is a tradition for this
small town.
The
overall theme of this short story is tradition. This is because the lottery has
been around for ages. Many people don’t want to stop this tradition because
they don’t know better. They were born in this town and raised as they are, and
that’s just a part of who they are. They
don’t know any better and this is a joyful time for them. For some odd reason
they must enjoy doing this, even though it kills someone each year. This is why
the overall theme is tradition.
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