The Lottery

Author- Shirley Jackson
Title- "The Lottery"
Theme- The 'tribal nature' of any small community

 I grew up on a farm outside of Lapwai. I went to Culdesac school, from preschool through sixth
 grade. They would always have Shebang days every summer. It seemed to be a time when everyone
in the small community would come together, no matter how hot it would get that day. And trust me,
it was hot! "The Lottery" sort of seems to be like this too. It is tradition for them to do this, and they
were going to keep it that way. It seems sometimes that the logical thing to do isn't always what is
 done. It's like there is an unknown hierarchy in places like these and things have to go on as usual, despite the circumstances.
It was sort of the same in Kendrick, when I moved there in Junior high. There was always the Locust Blossom Festival. It is something to bring the community together, along with others, for something that is important to them. The lottery is something bringing the people in the story together too, and it must be important to them in a way, otherwise they would try to stop it.