What does everyone think about social deviance as applied to The Lottery?
We all know what a social deviant is: someone who goes against the grain of society's norms. Conflict theory argues that social deviance is necessary for those who remain in the sphere of normal society, because it gives them some common ground, something to come together over.
I feel that this applies to the end of The Lottery, when Tessie Hutchinson is saying "It isn't fair, it isn't right." Perhaps the fact that she is rejecting the norms of her town makes it even easier for them to stone her: she becomes the deviant that it's necessary for them to band together against.
Social Deviance and Conflict Theory
We all know what a social deviant is: someone who goes against the grain of society's norms. Conflict theory argues that social deviance is necessary for those who remain in the sphere of normal society, because it gives them some common ground, something to come together over.
I feel that this applies to the end of The Lottery, when Tessie Hutchinson is saying "It isn't fair, it isn't right." Perhaps the fact that she is rejecting the norms of her town makes it even easier for them to stone her: she becomes the deviant that it's necessary for them to band together against.
Sangrita, Slytherin