A similarity between the writing style of Le Guin and Jackson is their use of both plot and characters to portray the themes of their story. Within Jackson’s “The Lottery” the whole village gathers together for an annual ceremony in which someone is randomly selected to be stoned to death. The theme of blindly following tradition is seen within the lines “Although the villagers has forgotten the ritual and ost the original black box, they still remembered to use stoned. (Jackson 7) The current residents of the village do not even follow the old traditional ritual of the original villagers, and many of them probably do not have the knowledge as to how it was performed, yet every single year they murder a person without knowing the reason behind it. All they know is that they get to throw fling some rocks at a random person and it seems that is all they care about.
This may stop some people from discovering their true selves, finally some people will realize that through various events their identities are definitely influenced by outside sources. Initially, Lee Mercer is an aggressive adolescent who is trying to find his identity. His dad is never around. Lee’s dad work two jobs, because before lee’s lee mom died of cancer. He took her on a trip and now he has to the bank back.
An example of so is, "... go into the bunk house and play rummy 'cause he is black." However, once a year around Christmas time, "They let the nigger come in..."Crooks could not do anything because he felt mistreated and powerless. So rather than immediately defending those who hurt him, he resulted in cruelty towards Lennie by betraying him. During this 1930’s, mental disabilities were not well studied, understood, and therefore unaccepted. In this novel, Lennie has a mild mental disability.
In this case, If parent licenses were implemented by now, Rose Mary would not pass because she shows lack of commitment throughout the book. Overall, the Walls family is bringing in little to no income into the household. This leads to the Walls family not making house payments and abandoning houses. In this case, the parenting licenses would prevent this from happening because Rex and Rose Mary would fail certification because of lack of effort and no income for the children. The book proclaims that the Walls family are being chased by the IRS throughout the story and are fighting financial problems.
The black box represented old traditions in the community. The old black box represents the tradition of the lottery and the invalidity of the villagers’ loyalty to it. The black box is basically falling apart, is barely even black anymore after years of use and storage, but the villagers are against to replace it. They base their attachment to the box on nothing more than a story that claims that this black box was made from an
I have a large empty house on top of Brickmore Hill, which I have been trying, unsuccessfully, to sell since 1995. It used to be a fraternity house for members of the Brickmore College baseball team, but on October 31, 1995, the boys at the frat had a Halloween Party that ended tragically. I prefer not to say anything about that party because the details are extremely gruesome. The sad fact of the matter is that, for 13 years, I have been unable to sell the house, and I am trying to keep it from falling into disrepair. On past Halloweens, the local kids have broken windows, and worse, so I need someone to stay there the whole night to make sure no harm comes to my building.
Fate and Destiny In W. W. Jacob’s short story, “The Monkey’s Paw” and Alexander Pushkin’s poem, “The Bridegroom”, they raise questions about fate, destiny, and making choices. People interfere with their life for different reasons, such as to satisfy their greediness. Fate cannot rule a person’s life, but he who is intelligent and clever is capable to control it. In “The Bridegroom”, the main character manages to hold authority over her own fate by performing discerningly. For example, Natasha shows her action to modify her fate by stating, “I will tell you why as best I can.
Jeff Minden DesRoches English 1510 3/14/2012 Tradition Without Reservation Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” raises many questions concerning the destructive and blind rituals of humanity. This short story clearly expresses Jackson’s feelings regarding people's inability to change traditions and formal procedures. She also shows how people's lack of compassion can be exhibited in situations regarding customs and values. Jackson presents the theme of the story by cleverly disguising the setting and using profound symbols. The very names of the characters are congested with deeper meaning.
He never knew his father so he doesn’t have a good sense of his own identity, he makes poor decisions in raising his son’s by instilling a false sense of what it takes to be successful, and allows them to steal and cheat. Willy’s father left when he was a baby and he only has one memory of his dad, “All I remember is a man with a big beard, and I was in mamma’s lap, sitting around a fire, and some kind of high music” (Miller 1232). After his older brother Ben leaves shortly thereafter to search for their father, it is assumed that Willy doesn’t have a male figure in his life during his upbringing to teach him the things that a father would teach a son, such as morals, and a sense of values, possibly helping him form a sense of identity. Because of this Willy feels a tremendous sense of loss. Willy confesses his sense of loss over his father’s abandonment to Ben.
But then “We never hated you, we just didn’t understand you. You were always so willing to take a stand and it made us really uncomfortable. We’ve heard what you’ve don’t with your life and we’re really proud of you.”(page 255). Perhaps things aren’t what they seem. When you are a kid and you stand out, it can be encouraged or found upon.