RESTRICTED SECTION: SHORT STORY DISCUSSION

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


It's time for the two readings discussions!


Rules, Regulations, and Points:

This discussion will run much like the debates held in the main community. To earn points, be sure to heed the following:
-The comment is at least five sentences long.
-The comment stays on topic. No personal attacks or arguments will be tolerated.
-The comment is signed. If you accidentally forget to sign it, please delete the comment and repost it with your name and house in it. No name/house= no points.
-Remember to comment with your subject in the subject line. Like "Christine/Phantom," for example. That way, people can more readly track discussions.

Points will be awarded as follows:
-10 points for your first comment (this will only be awarded once. Not twice, once for each discussion)
-50 points to the top commenter, one in the novel and and one in the short story discussion.
-40 points for second, one for novel and one for short story discussion
-30 points for third, one for novel and one for short story discussion.



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

Comments

Re: dehumanization

[rocknrollpixie.livejournal.com]

(ack! I wrote a huge comment there but LJ just ate it! ...I hope I can remember what I said!)

I toally agree with you! That's exactly what I thought when I first read it. The dehumanisation and friends and children turning against people reminded me of many dystopian novels, such as 1984, Brave New World and Handmaid's Tale. However, in those novels, people were living with a constant, daily fear, not one that comes just once a year.

This raises the interesting point of how the way you are raised might shape you. In the story a sixteen year old boy (I think...?) picks for the first time, yet even this fairly young person, did not say no. I feel that the stroy is written so that the families seem indistinguishable from each other and blend together, so that in the end not even a sixteen year old boy stands out from the crowd.

Pixie // Hufflepuff

Re: dehumanization

[angelofstrange.livejournal.com]

I think you bring up a GREAT fact of bring up Brave New World and it does remind me of it slightly in that they desensitize the members of the village by doing this yearly and almost like a game.

No, the one who picked wasn't 16. In my discussion in my class about this we think that you have to be 18 or older to be able to pick as head of the family. The mother of the sixteen year old picks for that family. The reason why he pulled was because his father was the one sacreficed the year before and it was deemed an honor to be able to be the head of your family fr the lottery. Which is why he did it without hesitation. They figure that they're doing it for the good of the village and should be willing to reccomend themselves. If you notice what they say when he says that he's picking for himself and his mother, "Good fellow, Jack!" "Glad to see your mother's got a man to do it." And then once he picks, that he shouldn't be nervous, it reinforces the fact that this is an honor.

Jen//Hufflepuff