Examples Of Sacrifice In The Lottery

“The Lottery” Sacrifice Sacrifice can be recognized at all levels, for instance, in 1960 during the Vietnam War over 58,220 Americans sacrificed their lives to stand for the people, and land that they love; however, these men and women sacrificed at a large range: their lives, leftover bread, or even a family member (Nation Archives). Sacrifice has so many different rankings that it truly is mind blowing. In comparison in the passage “The Lottery”, written by Shirley Jackson, each year someone is sacrificed to save their beloved land, and in some cases a family member will volunteer in place of a loved one. Although readers may contemplate the lottery as a cruel and brutal sacrifice (which it is), readers need to remember that the lottery is all
Growing up, they were all taught believing that the lottery is what helps the crops grow; in a way they see the lottery as fertilization to the crops;however, it is depleting the town and it’s citizens. In the same way as a young child, people recognize and thank military and veterans, and in most cases families teach the fact of those warriors as being heros: since they are willing to sacrifice for what they love...land and family. Which goes along with “The Lottery” when each year someone is sacrificed ‘for’ the crops, and someone risking their life to take the place of a family giving them a better chance of being drawn. As bizarre as it seems these people could be considered heroes in their small towns. In “The Lottery”, sacrifice is portrayed as heroic. symbolized by a man volunteering to pick for his mother, along with the ultimate sacrifice of losing a life to give