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"THE LOTTERY" SHORT STORY DISCUSSION
(the book discussion is above this discussion)

It's time for the two readings discussions!

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Discussions will end Friday, March 24th. This will give you all two full weeks for discussion. Don't hesitate to ask me any questions!

Anna M // Restricted Section Mod

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Let me think about this for a second. I don't think that that is the best parallel because I don't think the Lottery was about superiority, I think it was more about tradiition. The fact that they continued to do this over and over because they feared wrath that couldn't happen. I do believe that this tradition was programed in to them but I don't think that it is the same process. I think the sotry has a lot to do with the desensitizing of the people to allow this to happen every year. They don't seem phased by the fact that yearly they murder someone because it was for the good of the community.

Jen//Hufflepuff

Right, but read the bottom paragraph again. I wasn't talking about superiority, I was saying that desensitization happens because they see the lottery as normal: it's just something they do, so why worry about it?

It is normal by then. I won't argue that. And I won't argue that they weren't desensitized. But I will argue that it really wasn't the best parrallel because though there was some desenitization in The Wave it was more about one group being more superior than the other. Though it's hard for me to think of one point in time where one group was completely taken over like this one was. Though I do think it would take a long time to get it this seeped in to where it is obeyed so throughly.

Jen//Hufflepuff

RESTRICTED SECTION: SHORT STORY DISCUSSION

Re: Influence of norms and group mentality

Re: Influence of norms and group mentality

Re: Influence of norms and group mentality