Now though, is it too late? Would anyone's view be heard if they objected the the lottery on the day in the story?
I think the answer is a "Yes, but..." They're going to be the annoying young whippersnappers at first, eh? But one says something, plants the seed... then another, then another, then another. Just because something has always been that way doesn't mean it always will be.
But I think that because it is a small town, it would be longer in coming. It's very closed off; these whippersnappers haven't got outside influences to show them a society that doesn't dehumanize its members.
I think change would be easier with a wider base of people Small towns always seem to hold onto the mob mentality longer than the big cities, which are often centres of change.
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Re: The Lottery
Date: 2006-03-07 11:14 pm (UTC)I think the answer is a "Yes, but..." They're going to be the annoying young whippersnappers at first, eh? But one says something, plants the seed... then another, then another, then another. Just because something has always been that way doesn't mean it always will be.
But I think that because it is a small town, it would be longer in coming. It's very closed off; these whippersnappers haven't got outside influences to show them a society that doesn't dehumanize its members.
I think change would be easier with a wider base of people Small towns always seem to hold onto the mob mentality longer than the big cities, which are often centres of change.
- Becker, Slytherin