The Lottery

This story takes place in a small village with population around 300.  It started off with all the village boys running around the town square collecting only the smoothest and roundest stones, and stuffing them in there pockets. When i heard they were collecting rocks i thought they were just going to play games since the whole family was gathered in between the post office and the city bank.  Mrs. Jackson's tone was really friendly and sweet making me think it was huge family event that happened once a year on June 27th. The lottery is a formal and fashionably organized event that everyone of the towns people are to draw a piece of paper out of the black box that was set in the middle of the town square on a stool. I thought that the winner would get a prize since there was so much anticipation and gossip by the villagers. It made me really think about what "The lottery" actually ment, and what they were actually doing by drawing the pieces of paper.  Through out the story it sounded like Mr. Summer was a very respected man, always joking with the village people, and having friendly conversations. At the very end of the story we found out that the person that gets stuck with the piece of paper with a black coal dot on it would get stoned to death by there former friends and family members. That was the last thing i was thinking about was getting stoned to death.  But when people started saying "Get up there Bill" and "Don't be nervous Jack" i had no idea what was going on. I think that doing the lottery  for 77 years the people didn't even ask questions it was just a part of living, and keeping up the tradition. I think the Lottery is kinda like the society today. For example buying tickets to watch a fight or gossiping behind our friends back. That was the Story by Shirley Jackson called "The Lottery".