The Lottery

"The Lottery"  By: Shirley Jackson
Theme:  Stoning


In the short story "The Lottery," 1 towns-person a year is chosen at random and stoned to death.  They call this process the lottery.  Every person in the town attends, and 1 person from each family draws a piece of paper from a black box.  If their piece of paper had a black circle on it, they "won," and they were to get stoned.  The stoning was done by the remaining family members and friends.

In the story, the stoning was done so casually that it seemed as though it was an everyday event for the townspeople.  "All right, folks, Mr. Summers said. Let's finish quickly."  Mr. Summers was directing the townspeople to collect the stones and hurry up.  Even friends of the women getting stoned were eager to participate.  "Mrs. Delacroix selected a stone so large she had to pick it up with both hands and turned to Mr. Dunbar. Come on, she said. Hurry up."

Stoning has been around for many years as a method of killing people.  We don't use this method anymore, but we do use something along the same lines.  When someone has been ordered to be put to death, we use lethal injection.  Although this doesn't include pain like stoning did, it does include an audience.  When someone gets put to death due to a murder or rape, the family members of the victim can come and watch.  This is similar to the stoning because when the towns-person got stoned, everyone was around to watch and even participate.

Mrs. Mallard

Mrs. Mallard

I miss my beloved husband <3

Life is too short to be held back, live free

There is plenty of beauty in the world

I love morning walks through the neighborhood!

 I am so thankful to have my sister.

My condition is getting worse, but I am staying positive

I am going to the doctor today! I'll keep you posted.

I still miss my husband..

Family is the best medicine.

Time is coming to an end.


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Girl Imitation

From Girl to Boy:
Family always comes first.  Be sure that you work your job as hard as you can, but don't work too often.  Always look out for your little sister.  Go out and have fun on the weekends, but never cross the line.  Don't get into fights that are unnecessary. Get into fights when you need to.  When you find a good women, you better treat her right.  Don't be a quitter.  Always follow through.  Never let your pants sag.  Family always comes first. Never let another man support your family, that is your job.  Always remember how to drive a manual.  Teach your son how to drive a manual.  Teach your daughter how to drive a manual. Never ever hit a girl. Respect your mother each and every day.  Be able to admit when you are wrong, but don't ever give up.  Keep trying until you succeed.  If you have to cry, don't let anyone see it.  Always hunt for your own meat.  Family always comes first.  Be a role model for your little brother.  When you make a mistake, fix it.  Don't be lazy.  Always do more than the minimum.  If you are asked to do something, do it.  Back-talking is not an option.  When your vehicle breaks down, take care of it yourself.  Be the man you would want your son to be.  Never be ashamed of where you came from.  Do not ever cheat on a woman.  When you have no where else to turn, come  home.
And always remember that family comes first.

Dialogue

Watching and listening from the hallway. Witnessing on of the many fights my dad and step mom would have. 

"How could you be talking to her?! You know how I feel about that!!"

"I have to talk to her... she is my kids' mother.  I don't have a choice."

"THIS ISN'T ABOUT THAT!"

"Stop."  My dad tries to calm her down as he starts walking toward her.

My step mom shoves him away.  "We were doing fine until now!!!"  

"We are still fine."

"I know you have been calling her!!  I see it on the phone records!"

"You have been checking the phone records?"

"I wouldn't if I didn't think I had to!"  My step mom throws her glass cup of water against the wall, still very angry.

"I am done talking to you about this."  "This is getting ridiculous."

My step mom runs down the stairs and slams the bedroom door for the 100th time.
My dad follows, the fighting continues downstairs.

Test Preparation #2

Caesura: A break or pause in a line of poetry that contributes to the rhythm of     the line. 

                 Example:                 An Essay on Man

                                                             by

Alexander Pope

Know then thyself II, presume not God to scan;
The proper study of Mankind II is Man.
Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state,
A being darkly wise, and rudely great:

Test Preperation

Iamb:  A metrical foot consisting of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented syllable.  

              EX:  Unite,  Provide 

Iambic Pentameter:  Iambic Pentameter is the name given to a line of verse that consists of five IAMBS.

                            EX:  if YOU | would PUT | the KEY | inSIDE | the LOCK

                                      da DUM | da DUM | da DUM | da DUM | da DUM

                          

1.  Is "daily" an example of an Iamb?

2.  What is the meter of your last name?

Howl Imitation

I saw the minds of my generation become robots that were obsessed with the newest and best technology

Who didn't care who they were hurting or who's lives they were destroying in the process of trying to make their lives better

I saw the minds of my generation fall so far into credit card debt that they eventually stopped caring about the money they will never be able to pay back, or the children they can't afford to feed, the parents they are taking advantage of, the government that is struggling to support them, and the job that they will never have

Who only care about where the next party is at and who is bringing the alcohol

Who live on unemployment so that everyone else can work hard to support them

Who hears about the endless teenagers that end up rolling their cars, running into other vehicles, going over the edge of the road, or running into guardrails because they are driving under the influence, yet they still choose to drink and drive.

I saw the minds of my generation care more about having fun than their higher education

Who eats fast food everyday and gains weight rapidly because family meals at the table no longer exist

Who can justify spending $90 on a pair of pants, but thinks that paying bills is overrated

Who go to the doctor for something as simple as a headache and leave with a prescription for 10 different pills that help you go to sleep, ease the pain, get rid of depression, make you happier, give you energy, boost your sex drive, and take away the headache

I saw the minds of my generation no longer care about face to face interaction, as long as they have their social networking sites

Who now meet their husband's and wive's online because it is simply too time consuming to find someone on your own, and being single for the rest of your life is just not an option

Who get pregnant at 16 and choose to keep it without knowing whether or not they will have the money to support the baby, or a stable home to live in

Who no longer thinks that working hard for what you want is the way to get things

Who listens to rap music while smoking weed

I saw the minds of my generation worry more about the new reality show on TV than their research paper due tomorrow

Who thinks that we should give more money to the unemployed, the woman with 5 kids, and the crackhead across the street, than the men and women out there fighting for our country

Who believes that abortion is a form a birth control

Who think material things are more important than family

Who look in the magazines and see the TV shows with all the beautiful women and decide that in order to look as good as they do they need to get a boob job and plastic surgery

Who can't do anything without downloading the app from the iTunes store first

I saw the minds of my generation not knowing what it's like to read a book for pleasure

Who would rather play video games and watch TV than go outside and play with their friends

Who spend $10 on a movie ticket and $6 on popcorn

Who think it is normal to see condom and male enhancement commercials on TV in the middle of the day

I saw the minds of my generation fall apart at the seams...