It is horrible, ghastly and heinous. “The Lottery” written by Shirley Jackson is about tradition of different towns that held a yearly lottery. Unfortunately, in this tale people tend not to win the lottery because unlike the usual lottery the winner of this lottery will be put to death. There are pros and cons of this lottery because many believe that having this traditional lottery serves a useful purpose in the community and many do not.
The lottery they are doing each year serves useful purpose in the community. Many still believes on this in the story especially the Old Man Warner that says “Pack of young fools.” those who quit the lotteries in their own towns. Putting a person into death every year is good for those who have a great number of populations like those towns that have thousands of residents that take two days to finish. Over population is one of the problems the world is facing and having more than a thousand of people in a small town is not good. This brutal killing helps the community in lessening the population. This yearly lottery also helps in strengthening the family. Knowing the risk of losing one of their family members on the lottery day makes them stronger. They are being more kind, understanding, approachable and nice. Thus, love and harmony in each family are always in there. The lottery has such a ferocious act but it helps the community in a practical way of minimizing the population and building a stronger relationship within the family.
