The Lottery Response

The village in this short story follow many values that have been past down from generation to generation. The villagers have been so used to their traditions that they have become ignorant to change and deny the fact that their ways are out-dated. '"It's not the way it used to be," Old man Warner said clearly. "People ain't they way they used it be."'-pg 8. It is also noticeable that the villagers are waiting for new ideas for population control for they are becoming aware that "[the lottery] isn't fair, it isn't right"-pg 9. The lottery has been so much in their lives that they are afraid to leave it. Their poor choices reflect on their identity to be-in our eyes- inhumane.It is like they perceive life to be just a game of luck. Once you get the black dot, your friends and your own family turns on you to be beaten to death. The fear of not following the village ways furthermore provides the lack of life's experiences. One can see a movement of change where "over in the north village [they] [talk] of giving up the lottery." People are starting to question the morals and outcomes of the primitive game. We can hope that the villagers use their global community's experience and actions to reform their own.