The Lottery by Shirley Jackson wasn't a very good movie but had a really cool, terrifying plot. This 20 minute "movie" was about a small village of 300 playing the lottery. It isn't the lottery we know today. This lottery is about whoever chooses a piece of paper with a black dot in the middle. Whoever chooses the piece of paper, they get stoned to death. The part that I didn't like from the movie was the camera work. It looks like a homemade movie. I thought this was cruel what they did to the people. Why would they do that to the poor old woman?
I really thought that the movie was creepier. I thought that the movie was creepier because when I read it, I didn't see such a cruel image. The book, or short story, gave me a bad image, but not like the movie. So I think that the movie was creepier.
I think that the village conducts the lottery because of the huge number of people that the village has. I don't think 300 people is too much. I saw the big, yellow sheet of paper that has their names in it. It is called population control. I really think it is cruel, especially beaten to death by rocks.
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Dear Smithereens,
nice post! I agree that the practice of the lottery in the story is cruel, and I suggest you check out an article I just published on the story for a perspective on the violence.
My name is Peter Ricci, and I am a college student and journalist. Currently, I am writing for 'Too Shy to Stop,' an online magazine that focuses on culture and the arts.
My latest story, as chance would have it, is about "The Lottery," and I stumbled across your post while doing research. Here is the link to the story: http://www.tooshytostop.com/index.php/2009/02/13/can-you-believe-those-editors-ran-that/. I focus on both the themes and history of the story, assessing why it creates such discomfort with readers and whether a story of "The Lottery"-type would find such controversy.
So check it out! I think you'll like it. Be sure to leave a comment, also. We love reader input!
Sincerely,
Peter Ricci
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