The Theme of "The Lottery"

     When you think about your town lottery, what is the first thing that comes to  mind? Money? Riches? Fortune? Well, not in the village of the story The Lottery. The lottery for them meant death. So now a days, where everybody would just love to win the lottery, it was very different from back then, winning meant that you were stoned to death by everyone. Children, your friends, your family, everybody. Even though this town's ways seem very depressing, the people in it are very different because they have lots of courage.

     First of all, the main reason there is courage is because of the villagers. Every year, they seem excited to see who dies. That is disturbing and wrong to our current culture, but it was as normal to them as it is normal for us to wear clothes. It was just a way of life for them. The courage coming from the villagers is like water pouring out of a squeezed sponge. Every year, they have all stayed. None of them have fled or ran away. They all stayed, even if they knew they had just a chance to be killed as much as anyone else in the town. If they were cowards, they would have already left. They also show courage right before they die. The ones that are picked, they don't run, they just accept the fact that they are going to die, and let it happen.

     Also, Tessie, one of the main characters, had showed up late to the lottery. Her husband and family were already there, but were wondering where she was. She finally showed up, and they were free to start. They already weren't as happy as they could've been, because they had to wait to start, and Tessie was the cause. Tessie only made it worse when she argued that her husband didn't get enough time to pick. It all just ended up with her dying, so her actions didn't help her.