"The Lottery" Quotes
A small town's disturbing annual tradition takes a shocking turn in Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."
short stories | 30 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
The lottery was conducted - as were the square dances, the teen club, the Halloween program - by Mr. Summers.
The lottery was a ritual that had been followed for so long that it had become an integral part of the town's social fabric.
It isn't fair, it isn't right.
There's always been a lottery.
The feeling of liberty was replaced by a feeling of unease.
The lottery was a tradition that the villagers were unable or unwilling to challenge.
The ritual of the lottery had become more important than its original purpose.
The lottery was a reminder of how easily people could abandon reason and act inhumanely.
The villagers' blind adherence to the lottery reflected a deeply ingrained fear of change.
The lottery's significance had been distorted over time, evolving into something dark and oppressive.
