As we read The
Lottery in class, I noticed the use of symbolism. In the story, some kids
gather stones near a corner. Then the people in the town draw from a black box.
Whoever draws the black dot is stoned. Tessie drew the black dot. One of her
friends, during the stoning, finds a larger rock to through.
The black
box is a symbol of death or of gambling. It also caused anxiousness. The slips
of paper that the people drew from the box, represent their fate; life or
death. The stones symbolize death or the ritual of the Lottery. The larger rock
represented friendship. Tessie's friend wanted to end it faster so Tessie
wouldn't have to endure it.
There were
several symbols in The Lottery. They all shared one meaning in common:
death.
Your first paragraph seems like a list of events in the story. I would combine your two paragraphs by saying the event then what it symbolized. The first paragraph I find unnecessary because you only ramble on summarizing the story not talking about symbolism. Your points were good thought and you came to a conclusion. The only flaw of your piece was the organization. Well done.
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