The Lottery

This story reallyade me think about the idea of tradition. There are some things we do that are only done because our parents, grandparents, and generations before them did it before us. There are many such traditions that exist in society today. Why do people give gifts wrapped in paper on Christmas? The answer that we do this in memory of Jesus in the Cstholic Church is true, but we don't question this act is because we simply understand it as something that has been done for ages. Thanksgiving is another example. Why do people make pumpkin pie and watch a parade? We do these things becaus they are a tradition. In the story, Old Man Warner states that their ancestors used to say, "Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon." This rhyme just adds to the idea that this tradition has ensued for ages, an the people continue because it is what they know. Shirley Jackson cleverly shows people's blind following of traditions through her symbolic The Lottery.