I had read "The Lottery" before and I thought it was a great short story back then. Starting the class off with it this year was interesting for me because I was surprised with myself about how much I remembered after 4 years had past.
I thought this was an interesting story because of the dark twist at the end. The title is misleading and the reader believes throughout the whole story that winning the lottery is a good thing. Then you start to see right at the end that the lottery is a bad thing when Mrs. Hutchinson begins challenging the decision as soon as she finds out that she wins.
This story is interesting to me because I can't imagine what the reaction must have been when it was initially published. This is such a progressive story, detailing human sacrifice and essentially showing that everyone in the story agrees with it. Today, I think there are some people that are disturbed by the ending of this story and find the idea of it appalling.
Overall "The Lottery" was one of my favorite reads this semester. It was unique story that was fairly easy to understand but also had a great twist for an ending.
I also enjoyed reading the lottery. I love stories that have a twist at the end. It goes to show that she was a good author when she was able to get people’s blood stirring. The story was easy to understand, yet full of so many underlying themes. Definitely one of my favorite this semester!
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