Shirley Jackson's The Lottery: Elements of the Story

This story brings up several important themes for students to discuss, including the dangers of blindly following tradition, mob mentality, and the inversion of

Theme 1: The reluctance of people to reject outdated traditions, ideas, rules, laws, and practices The villagers continue the lottery year after year because,

theme of the lottery shirley jackson Tradition In The Lottery The Lottery reminds us to look to tradition with scrutiny because not questioning our own actions can lead to things that go against

theme of the lottery by shirley jackson Theme: People blindly follow tradition, even if it means harming another person without reason Exposition: It's a bright sunny day in a rural American