When Shirley Jackson first published “The Lottery”,
she was bombarded with bad reviews and angry letters and phone calls. However,
Jackson maintained that her story was relevant to society, its morals and its
values. From a moral and philosophical standpoint, why do you believe Jackson
wrote this story? What lessons was she trying to teach? Also, how do the
characters of Tessie Hutchinson, Old Man Warner and the townspeople reflect the
members or groups of our society? (Keep in mind that one character in the story
may reflect an entire group of society).
I believe that Shirley Jackson wrote this story because she felt like it. It was an idea in her head that she wanted to express through writing and share with others. I think that she was trying to teach people that not all traditions are ment to stay. The stoning of humans just isnt' the best tradition to keep up in my opinion. Old Man Warner, I believe is suppose to reflect on the older generation and that they will always just be there comparing and contrasting between when they were young and that time period to the present time. They might not always agree with what's going on in the now, heck they rarely do that, but they will always just give in to the new traditions because they know that there's no use trying to fight it. Like the saying goes, "Times they are a changin." Tessie Hutchinson refelects the younger people in life who once things start to go sour and they're involved try to get out of it and blame it on being unfair. When it comes to being stoned to death though I can see where she's coming from. Over all this story to me was quite strange and to be honest I don't really see the whole purpose of why we read it.
I believe that Shirley Jackson wrote this story because she felt like it. It was an idea in her head that she wanted to express through writing and share with others. I think that she was trying to teach people that not all traditions are ment to stay. The stoning of humans just isnt' the best tradition to keep up in my opinion. Old Man Warner, I believe is suppose to reflect on the older generation and that they will always just be there comparing and contrasting between when they were young and that time period to the present time. They might not always agree with what's going on in the now, heck they rarely do that, but they will always just give in to the new traditions because they know that there's no use trying to fight it. Like the saying goes, "Times they are a changin." Tessie Hutchinson refelects the younger people in life who once things start to go sour and they're involved try to get out of it and blame it on being unfair. When it comes to being stoned to death though I can see where she's coming from. Over all this story to me was quite strange and to be honest I don't really see the whole purpose of why we read it.
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