the lottery

     In "The Lottery," by Shirley Jackson, stoning is the main theme that runs the story.  Throughout this particular story the town’s people see that it is perfectly normal to stone someone, since this is what they have been doing for so long.  The youth of the town pick out all of the stones that are going to throw at that one very “lucky” individual.  During the movie that we watched in class it was strange to see that the young kids were gathering rocks and putting them in their pockets so they would have them to throw at that one person. The theme of stoning is something that we wouldn’t think would be something that would be taking place since this is not really something that we hear about on the daily, but this is something that goes on in other foreign countries. People grow accustomed to tradition and if grew up with this going on in their home town and having it be a small town we can all believe why they didn’t think that anything could be different. The idea of sacrificing someone because of the luck of the draw makes me think of the Hunger Games when they had to have someone from each county go and play the games. Also in harry potter when the goblet of fire and the pot draws one name from each school and only one will win. Because of these two instances this makes me believe that the small town has a sense of superstition and magic in its history.  Maybe what comes with the idea of superstition the people from the small town believe that they will gain something from the sacrifice, like in the recent movie “Red Riding Hood” with Amanda Syfred they sacrificed the towns best pig every full moon so the wolf wouldn’t kill someone.

Louise Mallard

Louise Mallard

*in lifes hardships we can always look for the good in things
*there's nothing better than my roomy arm chair!!!
*looking out all i see are tree tops !!! spring is near
*its good to see that we have blue skies when mine are a little more gray, soon mine will be more blue.
*Free,Free,Free
* i can see beyond this bitter moment
*these next years belong to me completely
*there will be no one that i need to live for now just live for me each day
*Free body, Free soul
*why wont everyone just leave me alone!
*when im good im good but when im bad...



spring is near i can see the tree tops
 

 

Boy

Monday through Friday wakey wakey like eggs and bakey; Saturday and Sunday don’t sleep the days away; never half ass anything, always give your all at everything you do; make sure to always fully barbeque your chicken you don’t want to get salmonella; always respect your elders; and treat others the way you want to be treated; treat girls like a princess and not like a toy you want to play with; don’t work to be that man whore that I know you are trying to be. Keep your friends close and your enemies’ closer; always chew with your mouth closed; you don’t want to look like a slob, I didn’t raise a slob; make sure you don’t hang out with the wrong crowd; always remember you are who you associate with. You’re your clothes clean and do you your laundry regularly, take a shower daily, I don’t want my son to smell like the Tacoma aroma. Be a gentleman and open doors; never belch in public;  always behave and don’t act like the man whores you are trying to be like; pick up your room and do your chores; god didn’t give you hand and feet for nothing. Don’t act like a slob and wipe your mouth when you leave the table; be the best you can and never let people influence your decisions; in the end don’t be the man whore others are telling you to be; be respectful and you will go far.