RESTRICTED SECTION: SHORT STORY DISCUSSION

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(hey mods, would you mind putting a link up to the application on the userinfo page?)

"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: the ritual

[indilwen.livejournal.com]

I don't think so- there's a reason this sort of thing gets wildly popular, even out of control, quickly, and lasts for a long time. Look at the Nazis in Germany -not everyone was a Nazi, but they sure had a lot of supporters, even young kids. And not all of these people were getting into it because they originally had it in for Jews, mentally handicapped people, gypsies and homosexuals: they all had some common ground, something to stand together over and believe in, and a lot of people got very, very far into what they were doing without realizing how their mindset had changed, or how conventionally terrible what they were doing was. There's a reason that deprogramming is necessary for people who have been in cult activities: It's a way of life. It's the social norm, and it's not as simple as standing up and saying "This is wrong" before another bout with long-standing tradition begins.

Sangrita, Slytherin

Re: the ritual

[angelofstrange.livejournal.com]

Though I agree that there was a point about desentization in the story and the fact that people can do these things without feeling horrible. That they're so programmed to think that this is for the good of the whole rather than just the one. I do think there is an attack on the way some traditions don't seem very reliable. But I do agree that it wouldn't have been as easy to say, "This is wrong" to get them to stop. They're so brain-washed in to thinking that if they don't do this every year they won't have enough to eat. It was about the fact that they feared for themselves so the murder wasn't the main thing on their mind.

Jen//Hufflepuff