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

S/he who throws the first stone

[karinablack.livejournal.com]

It just hit me. (haha... hit me. heerm.. sorry.)

"Let he who is without sin throw the first stone."

Could this be why the interpretation of the stoned person as a scapegoat for sin came into play? A sacrifice of sin to please God and make the crops grow?

Karina//Ravenclaw

Re: S/he who throws the first stone

[rocknrollpixie.livejournal.com]

Oh yes! And why the children were the first to gather the stones and to begin chasing her with them, because they're young and had less oppurtunity to sin yet! heh.

I'm actually leaning heavily towards the idea of the stoned person being a scapegoat for their sins, a sacrifice almost. Yes. this makes sense to me!

Pixie // Hufflepuff

Re: S/he who throws the first stone

[angelofstrange.livejournal.com]

It IS a sacrafice! Sorry for being a bit forceful but it's in the story that the reason why they do the lottery is so that they will have good crops that year. Though it never states fully that that's what it is. And the never mention who they were sacraficing too, but in essence it WAS a sacrefice so that the one could help the many. One person dies so that the rest of the village can live.

Jen//Hufflepuff

Re: S/he who throws the first stone

[angelofstrange.livejournal.com]

Pun intended? If not, pun was still gotten!

Ever since I first read this last summer I always thought of it this way. I also thought of it in the "Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones." They all seem to be very keen to murder the person who has the black dot, hell they'll be the first one to throw it. But then when it's THEIR turn to be up they don't wish it to happen. Gotta love irony.

Jen//Hufflepuff

Re: S/he who throws the first stone

[indilwen.livejournal.com]

It's also a good argument for why the people are so quick to go about stoning the person who is picked, and maybe why they're so desensitized. They feel that the person they're stoning "deserves" their fate and that they're "punishing" the person...thus being the hand of God in that situation and being rewarded with a good crop.

Sangrita, Slytherin