The Lottery Analysis Final.docx Running head: KILLER TRADITION 1 Eng110 Killer Tradition Lee University English 110 – Rhetor
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The Lottery Analysis Final.docx Running head: KILLER TRADITION 1 Eng110 Killer Tradition Lee University English 110 – Rhetoric and Research KILLER TRADITION Jiddu Krishnamurti (n.d.), an Indian philosopher, once said, “Tradition, long continued thinking, can bring about fixation, a concept that one readily accepts perhaps now without a great deal of thought. This concept was embodied in the theme of “The Lottery, written by Shirley Jackson. (n.d.). The small “civilized village that the townspeople called home, where everyone knew each other and friends gathered to talk of daily events, became their judge, juror, and executioner one time every year. Bloodshed through the saying, “Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon, was thought to bring about a plentiful, abundant harvest (par. 32). It was not exactly known when or why the ritual was started “because so much of the ritual had been forgotten or discarded (par. 6). Through symbolism, characterization, and foreshadowing Jackson expresses how blind obedience to an undiscovered tradition leads to uniformed loyalty, suggesting that ignorance is bliss and loves company. Jackson (n.d.) uses symbolism throughout “The Lottery to portray blind allegiance to tradition. It was irrelevant to the villagers that “the black box grew shabbier each year due to the fear of “making a new box because “no one liked to upset even as much tradition as there was repr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
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