The lottery seems like a good thing to everyone in The
United States. If you win the lottery, you get a lot of money. It’s yours, to
do whatever with. However, winning the lottery in the short story “The Lottery”
isn’t such a lucky thing. One name is
chosen at random and the winner is
stoned to death. This has been happening for as long as the citizens can
remember, but what will happen in the future? I believe that if the lottery
continues to take place, the whole community will revolt, and leave the country
destroyed.
If we look into the future of the lottery, I see the stoning
stopping, because I assume that everyone will already be dead, that is,
everyone besides the leaders. If
citizens don’t like what’s happening to them, it’s their natural instinct to
change it. Think about Wisconsin this past year. So many people did not like
what Scott Walker was going to do, so they attempted to get rid of him. I
expect the families of the people who have been killed by the lottery to get so
angry one day, that they go up to the government officials and ask them to
stop, and when they say no, they fight. After an intense battle over what will
happen, the Government will continue stoning
(that is if any citizens are left alive).
Not many people like to constantly be controlled. No one
prays that their freedom will be taken away. So, when the lives of people are
in the hands of the someone else, people are obligated to upset about this. The
community will rebel because they will eventually realize that the lottery isn’t
a good thing at all, and brings nothing positive to anybody.
If you look at Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, you
can see that my prediction for the future of The Lottery could very well be
true. In Animal Farm, the Pigs control all the other animals, without them
having any choice. After a long summer of hard work, the animals decide that
they don’t want to work anymore, and rebel against the Pigs. In the end of the
book, the Pigs are still in charge, and in all honesty, nothing really changed.
Because these books have very similar plot lines, I think that my reasoning is
very likely.
The Lottery could have seemed
like a tradition that needed to be done,
but soon the people will see the truth. They will notice that the government
has been brainwashing them for so long, they will realize that it’s not right,
and that they don’t deserve that. But, in the long run, nothing will change.
People will still be stoned to death, families will still be heartbroken, and
the Government will still control everything.
It was a cold, stormy, Tuesday afternoon when Bill
Hutchinson burst through the doors of the City Hall.
“I want to speak with Mr. Summers,” he paused, waiting for
an answer, “NOW!”
“Yes..?”Mr. Summers said, approaching Bill from behind a desk.
“The Lottery has gone on way too long. We have lost too many
precious lives because of it. And if you think I’m alone on this one? You’re
wrong, all these people agree with me,” as speaking, the doors open behind
Bill, revealing the whole community standing there.
“Oh, so you all think I’m wrong?” Mr. Summers paused,
waiting for an answer, “YOU THINK I’M WRONG? I run this city better than any of
you ever could. Ever.”
“I understand you feel that way sir, but nobody else does,” Bill
stated.
Right about then, Mr. Summers took out a gun, and shot Bill
Hutchinson. In front of everybody.
“Alright. I killed one. If anybody has anything else to say,
I’m sure Mr. Hutchinson would appreciate some company,” he paused, watching to
see if anybody moved, “now get along, I’ve got things to do and places to be. “
As the sun set that day, the citizens sat in their houses,
and realized, that the lottery would not stop, unless they MADE it stop.
