Tessie Hutchison is this years victim of The lottery. The instant that she chooses the marked slip of paper, she loses her identity as a human

generation to the next. The lottery has been taking place in the village as long as anyone can remember. It is a custom, an annual ceremony that nobody has taught to question. The villager’s blind acknowledgement of the lottery has allowed ritual murder to become part of their village framework. It is so much a part of the town’s culture, in fact, that the lottery is even appended by an old saying: “Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon”. This story reveals how comfortably a group of people will act in the name of tradition rather than trying to do what is right. The lottery is designed so that all villagers have the same chance of being the victim. The celerity with which the villagers turn against the victim makes the lottery chilling. Tessie Hutchison is this year’s victim of “The lottery”. The instant that she chooses the marked slip of paper, she loses her identity as a human but rather is looked upon as an animal that is going to be hunted. Her friends and family participate in the killing with as much enthusiasm as every other village citizen. The fact that her own blood: her sons, daughters and her husband participate in the killing is really heartbreaking. Tessi fundamentally becomes invisible to them. Tessi innocence doesn’t matter because she has drawn the marked paper and according to the logic of the lottery she must die. Her death is an exaggerated example of how societies can mistreat innocent people for random reasons. The lottery is an extreme example of the consequences of unquestioned tradition and also when the tradition is not critically addressed by the newer generation.