I don't disagree that some probably do grasp what they're doing on some level, but I'm not sure I agree they grasp it enough to realize it should be stopped. How long has this been going on? We can't say. They can't say anymore. Does anyone in that town even conceive of a world where this isn't normal? They haven't ever lived another way; they might not realize another way exists.
You can change and protest your lifestyle, even when you aren't aware that other possibilities for life exist, but it must be much more difficult. It isn't just saying, "Oh, this needs to stop." It's also having to teach yourself without help from any societal ideals that it's wrong, then having to stand up to it. If life isn't valued in the society, would you automatically being to value life and question actions that as you age? I honestly don't know if those kids would.
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Re: The Lottery
Date: 2006-03-07 08:51 pm (UTC)You can change and protest your lifestyle, even when you aren't aware that other possibilities for life exist, but it must be much more difficult. It isn't just saying, "Oh, this needs to stop." It's also having to teach yourself without help from any societal ideals that it's wrong, then having to stand up to it. If life isn't valued in the society, would you automatically being to value life and question actions that as you age? I honestly don't know if those kids would.
- Becker, Slytherin