The Lottery

      We all have traditions. Many of our traditions honor our cultural beliefs or national identities. Some have become tradition because it is simply how we do things. When we read the text “The Ones That Walked Away From Omelas” by Ursula K. Le Guin and watch the short film based on Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery, we are presented with traditions that are very unsettling. While each story offers a simple reason on why those discussions are kept, as the audience, we are left to question if not outright refuse to accept those traditions. Thinking of our own traditions, what traditions to you participate in? Do you understand why the tradition happens? Do you even like the tradition? What does this tradition represent to you?