Tradition in today's society

Intro :

Diversity, culture, tradition, supposedly makes our world unique and remarkable. However, in today’s rapidly-evolving society, is our history’s heritage truly without peril? The short explanation is no, the long explanation is encapsulated in Shirley Jacksons, chilling short story: The Lottery. Set on June 27 during a bright summer day in a seemingly ordinary village, Jackson’s narrative delves into the sinister undercurrents of tradition. Readers witnesses the unfortunate fate of Tessie Hutchinson as she participates in her towns annual tradition known as the Lottery, a ritual which supposedly ensures a good harvest and purge the town of bad omens. With the dire consequences of this ritual revealed, it becomes clear that Jacksons strategic use of irony criticizes the perpetuation of traditional belief, ultimately exposing the destructive effects of unexamined traditional practices

 In Shirley Jackson’s short story, The Lottery, Tessie Hutchinson stands in the center of tradition’s dire consequences, where she becomes the victim of a brutal, age-old ritual. Set on June 27 during a bright summer day in a seemingly ordinary village, Jackson’s narrative delves into the sinister undercurrents of its characters true nature. Readers witnesses the unfortunate fate of Tessie Hutchinson as she willingly participates in her town's annual tradition then later protests out of desperation. However, can her outrage be justified by the sympathy she elicits? The context might initially suggest that she is a target of the perpetuation of traditional belief, but it becomes clear that her fate is a product of her own complicity in the lottery system.

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