Anyone read "The Lottery" by shirley jackson? help!?

Question

well i understand the story but i need to come up with a
-Global Connection with the story ( how this book relates to an event globally)
-Personal Connection ( how this story relates to you or someone close to you)
-Literary Connection ( how this book relates to another book)

anyways mind answering? it will help me get an idea of what i should put

Answer 1

Yes, I've read it.

I think the short story is basically bashing tradition. Sometimes tradition is followed for the sole reason that it is something that is done and has been done for a long time, so it should be continued to be done, without any real thought as to whether or not it SHOULD be done.

Globally, there aren't many traditions that included systematic murder, but there are traditions of rejection and isolation of specific groups of people just because it's part of tradition. Some African tribes won't allow visitors to come and help them with AIDS relief, because they believe that white people are actually spreading a curse around, and aren't helping. Their tradition of only trusting their own family units or tribes are detrimental to their society.

Personally, as an Ohioian, I feel like it's a tradition to reject Michigan. Sometimes, I make snap judgment calls because I've been "trained" to hate Michigan through sports rivalry. Not true rejection, or big judgment calls, but I do find myself taking tradition into account, and hardly ever ask if i SHOULD.

In a literary sense, I was reminded of The Giver when I read The Lottery. The society in The Giver allows people to live until they are 50, when they are "Released". The main character finds out, eventually, that people who are "Released" are actually killed, but it's so set in tradition that there is no way for him to change anyone's mind about the practice.

I hope that helps! I liked The Lottery, and wanted to help you out :)

Answer 2

Global Connection: People being sheep; the mob mentality. Basically peer pressure and not thinking for yourself. You should look at the entertainment industry and people's obsession with it.

Personal Connection: Sorry, can't help you there, since I don't know anything about you. Maybe you have a friend who is obsess with a celebrity or trend?

Literary Connection: this is not really a book; it's a play by Arthur Miller. For some reason, this story always makes me think of Arthur Miller's The Crucible.
Hope this helps

Answer 3

Oh, I love that story! Okay then...
Global: Perhaps something like traditions that require human/ other sacrifices in various cultures, or maybe China's limits on children?

Personal: peer pressure, of course! Maybe you have either been victim of/ gone along with people when they gang up on someone for no reason to get them to do something/ just for fun?

Literary Connection: Well, this could connect with anything in many different ways. A book where the character tries to stop something unfair and falls victim to it, or where everyone goes along with something unfair/ stupic. The best that I can think of is the Among the Hidden series by Margaret Peterson Haddix, or perhaps 1984 by George Orwell?