"Tessie Hutchinson was in the center of a cleared space by now, and she held her hands out desperately as the villagers moved in on her. 'It isn't fair,' she said. A stone hit her on the side of the head." (Page 271)
ARE THESE PEOPLE CRAZY??!?!?!?!?! Why the heck are they so willing to kill someone? At the beginning of this story, I had no idea for what they were holding the lottery, but it didn't seem to be positive. I knew that some people didn't want the lottery because they mentioned other areas getting rid of the lottery and being perfectly fine. They seem to think they are sacrificing to some go of theirs. How they can kill a friend of theirs who they were talking to so cordially just ten minutes before is beyond me. It's a bit ironic that Tessie arrived late to the ceremony, and she was the one stoned to death.
This story reminded me of the Hunger Games a lot. (As I'm sure it did many other bloggers.) The situation is basically the same. The town gathers once a year to choose someone to, in essence, kill. In this story, they actually kill the unfortunate winner of the lottery. In the Hunger Games, the two winners of the lottery are forced to fight against 22 other young people until only one remains. Considering statistics, most names drawn from that lottery are condemned to death. Here's a trailer to get you excited for the upcoming movie:
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