https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua Made with serendipity en-us 2018-08-17 08:06:39 UTC 2025-10-02 07:19:52 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369738696 Just because it is tradition, must we still do it? In the story characters were talking of other villages that had given up the tradition, and called them crazy and short-sighted. Just because we have been doing something for so long, does that mean it is ethically right? Would it be worth the suffering to keep a tradition alive?]]> 2022-11-04 07:49:52 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369738696 bonosophie1 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369742318 The action was throwing stones at a person. The environment played a role in sense of tradition. Like it's been a tradition for 77 years so everyone continues to participate even though most know it's unfair]]> 2022-11-04 07:53:46 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369742318 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369743425 The behaviour from the story which I identified was the stone throwing as soon as the Lottery was over,  as soon as Mr. Summers said to the community "Let's finish quickly", the whole community picked up rocks without second-guessing themselves, and thinking about their actions. "The children had stones already", this shows that the kids were already brainwashed into being compliant to the community leader and doing what they were told to do (throw rocks at the lottery winner as soon as the lottery was over). The environment played a massive role on the actions of the characters since it caused them to behave inhumanly, when they were told by a leader and everyone around them were also doing the action without thinking about the consequences. ]]> 2022-11-04 07:54:55 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369743425 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369743800 In the end of the story, the villagers kill one of their own because she was selected out of the lottery. They did not do this because they wanted to, they did this because it is what so many others had done before them and what many will do after them. Tradition. The villagers had an unhealthy environment and believed that if they were to not go through with the lottery, then bad things would happen to them. As this belief has been rooted into their village for so long, the people inside the village see that they have no choice and must kill the lottery 'winner'.]]> 2022-11-04 07:55:20 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369743800 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369746123 The actions/behaviour of the characters can definitely be changed if they start a revolution against their leader to not make another Lottery. Society would need to change by standing up to their leader and not follow orders they are given. ]]> 2022-11-04 07:57:51 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369746123 bonosophie1 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369746186 Yes the action and/or behavior can be changed and some characters even said at the beginning that it was changed in another environment by the young people. But in order for it to be changed in the environment of The Lottery the characters would need to end and begin to ignore tradition, and maybe even find a new tradition that is more moral. ]]> 2022-11-04 07:57:55 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369746186 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369747462 Lots of other villages had stopped the lottery, and they were not annihilated. If they were, then the main village would not have known of them. This means that there is no greater power forcing them to keep preforming the lottery every year. It is only the villagers themselves making the lottery happen. If the villagers did not see the lottery as necessary, if they did not see the lottery as something sacred that must be done every year, then yes, perhaps they could stop preforming the lottery.]]> 2022-11-04 07:59:08 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369747462 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369748070 An action in this story was when stones were being thrown at a person. In this case the environment affected this outcome because it was seen as a tradition to throw stones. All people participate in it even though it does not seem nice and unfair to the people who have to deal with it. It just has been around for so long people have gotten accustomed to doing it.]]> 2022-11-04 07:59:52 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369748070 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369749618 The driving force of the lottery killings are because the villagers participating say that it must happen, even though they know it causes suffering. It's for the greater good of the people. They believe it is like rerouting a train to kill one person instead of five. Any situation where one person takes the pain to prevent the others from hurting can be compared, with different amounts of pain in a variety. of situations.]]> 2022-11-04 08:01:50 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369749618 bonosophie1 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369750417 It made me think a little bit about Hitler and Nazi Germany in the sense that because a leader or a figure of authority says people have to do something most of them do it without question because it is an order or because it is a tradition in the sense of the lottery. Like if I were to connect it to something I would connect it to this point in history. ]]> 2022-11-04 08:02:50 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369750417 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369751477 An action in the story is the stoning of the person who wins the lottery. The environment plays a crucial role in this because it is a tradition and it has been going on for a very long time, so nobody can do much about it.]]> 2022-11-04 08:04:02 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369751477 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369752081 Definitely, actions/behavior of a character can be changed and it happens often. In this story if something were to change it would have to start by forgetting and ignoring tradition that has been going around because that action would seek a character has changed for it to happen. These people would not follow the rules they were given and they would stand up to challenge them.]]> 2022-11-04 08:04:49 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369752081 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369754559 An action in this story is when the main character wins big on a scratch-off ticket, then he proceeds to buy a lot of things to improve his yard. The environment played into performing this action because just a few days before, they visited one of their daughter's friends, who is very rich and had a magnificent garden.]]> 2022-11-04 08:07:30 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369754559 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369754697 Yes, the action could be changed if societal values / beliefs changed because if all the people in the town had stopped with this tradition, then a person would not get stoned. In the story it is also mentioned that other towns have stopped this tradition, so if they would have stopped then a life would have been spared. ]]> 2022-11-04 08:07:35 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369754697 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369754813 2022-11-04 08:07:44 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369754813 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369756213 I believe that the action could be changed if societal values were changed. It could be changed if society didn't value money so highly, then the main character wouldn't have bought so many things for his garden.]]> 2022-11-04 08:09:29 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369756213 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369756978 I think that stoning is not so common nowadays, but there are cases nowadays of a meaningless tradition that is for some reason still continued, like the dog festival in china where people eat dog meat for a period of time. Although some people are obviously saying that it should be stopped, it still goes on every year.]]> 2022-11-04 08:10:27 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369756978 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369757065 I believe this behaviour can definitely be seen today.  The whole theme of the lottery is if you are different, in the story's case have a black spot on your paper, then you should be punished by thrown rocks at you. A similar situation in the world is happening in Palestine where Ahmad Abu Marhia was found beheaded because he was gay. Some background on the situation, is that homosexuality is rejected within the most socially and religiously conservative parts of both Palestinian and Israeli societies but gay people in Israel can freely lead their lives. Ahmad received multiple death threats because of his sexuality, sonce he was "different" than the people around him. He ended up being kidnapped and executed in front of a bank. This is a prime example of someone who is different getting punished unfairly just because they were different. ]]> 2022-11-04 08:10:34 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369757065 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369759825 There was a violent behaviour coming from the villagers when they started to throw stones at Tessie, which was forced upon them by a 'higher' person and interoperated as a tradition. The people living in the village supported the lottery every year, which was a tradition lead by a 'higher' person who kept putting pressure on the villagers that they must follow the rules by saying 'let's finish it quickly' and 'now we've got to be hurrying a little' even if the outcome of the lottery it not moral.]]> 2022-11-04 08:13:22 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369759825 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369760725 2022-11-04 08:14:20 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369760725 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369760989 It made me think of traditional values we all have as different cultures. Many cultures have traditions that are looked at badly from today's point of view. But I believe that traditions should be nurtured, and it is a difficult decision even for me what I would do in the situation if I were a character in the story. Since it is very hard in our world to say something against someone without being punished. ]]> 2022-11-04 08:14:41 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369760989 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369762884 The behaviour could be changed if the people stopped believing Mr. Summers and stoped respecting him just for the fact he is the oldest the the village, which gave him a higher status. If the people rebelled against him, broke the tradition, they could have not killed another person.]]> 2022-11-04 08:17:02 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369762884 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369764543 This story made me think about how influential figures in the world have so much power over other people. Although many people in The Lottery were clearly against it, Mr. Summers took it upon himself to continue the tradition, even though it has an end result of someone dying. This can also be tied back to the dog meat festival in China, where although many people are against it because so many dogs are killed and consumed, nothing is changed and it still continues.]]> 2022-11-04 08:18:58 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369764543 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369764832 A behavior that I think is similarly caused today by activists stealing something, or destroying something, to get their point across. This can be clearly seen today when activists threw soup at Van Gogh's paintings to protest against oil.  This relates to how the slave girls were freed by the activists because in both cases, the activists destroyed something to get their point across, except that in this case, it is actually something that should be done, while in real life not]]> 2022-11-04 08:19:22 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369764832 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369764881 The behavior in our story was the purchase of slaves/indentured servants to serve as yard decorations. These simplica girls serve as status symbols. The story follows a family that is educated but lower-middle class, living primarily pay-check to pay-check, and who wish to be more like the rich people they are surrounded by. Out of this wish, they purchase the simplica girls. ]]> 2022-11-04 08:19:26 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369764881 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369765258 The story is based on the idea of peer pressure and blind following, where, since the practice was done for many generations, it was normalized, even though everyone knows how horrible it is. Furthermore, even though it is compleatly luck-based, some villegers say that it wasn't and nobody believes them. Lastly, even though there are only 300 people in the village, and everyone knew eachother, they still had the ability to stone someone else to death, which shows the brainwashing done from previous generations. ]]> 2022-11-04 08:19:57 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369765258 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369766068 Another thing that this story made me consider is how we go about getting something done. We wish to get rich not by hard work, but by receiving hand outs, or in this case, a scratch of ticket.]]> 2022-11-04 08:21:00 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369766068 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369766735 I think that the behaviour of disagreeing with something or finding something unfair is seen in everyday life. When a person doesn't like something that is happening, they are likely to try to turn it their way and say that it was not fair or try to blame other people for their mistakes or luck. 
Another behaviour would be following the words of a leader no matter how moral or immoral they are. As all of the people follow some leader/influencer in their life like their parent, the teachers or the government, who tell us what to do, and usually we do as they say. ]]> 2022-11-04 08:21:56 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369766735 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369766879 The actions of pointless behaviors in events can happen for no valid reason. One example is all the incidents with protestors trying to destroy famous paintings and claiming they won't leave.


]]> 2022-11-04 08:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369766879 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369767531 The social behavior of the lottery is a deep-rooted belief, which would not be easy to lose. Furthermore, peer pressure by the other villagers could hold back the change of leaving the lottery away. However, once the villagers understand how horrible the practice is, and stop doing it, then, and only then can the lottery stop. ]]> 2022-11-04 08:22:58 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369767531 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369768780 It could if that society did not place so much emphasis on the possession of these simplica girls. Additionally, the central family could have avoided it if either class disparity or ambition was not so great.]]> 2022-11-04 08:24:27 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369768780 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369769082


]]> 2022-11-04 08:24:48 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369769082 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369769923 Although there is nothing that serious in todays world, the idea of falce imprisonment based on skin color, or police brutality can be comparable. Especially in the US, people with dark/black skin are often the target of police harrassment, and such situations lead to death far more often than for other races doing the same actions. ]]> 2022-11-04 08:25:39 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369769923 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369769924 It made me consider how far potentially people would go just do to something they are told to and also what would be the threshold they would never cross. If there is such an immoral action happening how many people would still do it even if they find it immoral? When would they rebel against it? ]]> 2022-11-04 08:25:39 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369769924 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369771176 Simplica girls stand for actions that we make to act like people who are wealthier the that hurt people in different countries. Using this identification, the continued purchase of certain clothes when we know they were made in under-developed countries in sweatshops just because they are in fashion. ]]> 2022-11-04 08:26:56 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369771176 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369773393 2022-11-04 08:29:28 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369773393 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369774608 Throughout the story, it is never defined what the prize/win from the lottery is. However, they all want to lose instead of win, meaning it is something bad. The idea of being stoned to death is something horrible to me, and the Villagers in the story. Although I don't know for certain, but stoning to death is one of the more long-stretched and painful deaths. Lastly, the idea of this cult-like behaviour reminds me of the old catholic religion, back in the holy roman empire and during the middle ages, where it was "Go with the flow or die". ]]> 2022-11-04 08:30:54 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369774608 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369775211 It made me consider many things, one of which was the truthfulness of the American Dream, represented in this story by the narrators continued firm belief that he'll succeed and is meant for greater things even while all signs point to no. Also made me consider actions that are normalised that in reality are atrocious, such as clothes made in sweatshops or workers who work in a company/jobs where they are trapped, such as company chicken farmers and company truck drivers. ]]> 2022-11-04 08:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369775211 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369775700 The action of the father purchasing the SGs, while incredibly inhumane, was influenced by the others around him having them hanging in their yard as a symbol of status and money. The father wanted to fit in, therefor overlooking his morals and buying some himself.]]> 2022-11-04 08:32:06 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369775700 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369776845 If the whole United States came together to see that hanging impoverished women by their heads as yard decoration was immoral and wrong, the Father would never have done it, therefor not causing his ultimate financial doom.]]> 2022-11-04 08:33:18 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369776845 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369776870 This made me think of the so many traditions in the world that are seen as bad and should not be allowed to be practiced. So many people do not like their traditions because they feel like an outcast when people attack them for it. Traditions are what make people unique and one should not be afraid to hide just because not everyone does the same thing. In our world, so many people copy each other and that ruins the point of having so many different amazing traditions and cultures. We should respect everyone and not punish them jut because they have different traditions compared to ourselves.]]> 2022-11-04 08:33:20 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369776870 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369778311 We see in the modern day people from areas like Qatar, and largely poor countries, immigrating to places like Dubai where their passports are stolen and they are forced into slave labor, in hopes of bringing at least some money back to their families back home once their contract is complete.]]> 2022-11-04 08:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369778311 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369780029 I liked how up until the clear connection was made of the SGs being human beings from poor countries, rather than a plant or yard decoration, Eva seemed like the bad person in the story for causing her family this immense financial loss, where as she truly chose the correct, moral choice.]]> 2022-11-04 08:36:32 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369780029 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369798166 In the story the father feels a though he needs to make sure his children grow up in a proper environment in which they can get anything they'd like and experience a variety of different things. Due to their financial situation he feels very stressed and feels like he must give his children especially his oldest daughter Lilly these opportunities even though their situation does not allow him to. Thus the environment that he is is directly affects his actions and how he feels. He throws the big party for Lilly instead of paying off a dept because he wants to change the environment his daughter is in for her and him to feel better. ]]> 2022-11-04 08:58:48 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369798166 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369802297 In the story his pressure came when he was at the Torrinis Party because he was all the things that they had which his family did not have. The first thing that was done when receiving the money from the scratch ticket was buying themselves an SG arrangement not because they particularly liked it so much but because everyone else had one so they should as well. The problem with society in this regard is the pressure to be like others and have certain things that others do. This pressure leads to feeling as if what you do have in not good enough even though it is perfectly fine for you. This can be seen through the fathers work shirts, he buys more not because he needs them but because he feels like he should have them.
     ]]> 2022-11-04 09:04:19 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369802297 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369805844 I do believe that something like this does exist in our world today. When viewing other peoples lives on social media, others are only posting and showing the great things they have or are experiencing. In the same way that the visit to the Torrinis house made the father feel like he is missing things in his life, social media can make users feel like they need certain things that others have and are posting about. This can be due to wanting to be like everyone else or simply fearing that you are missing out on something importing that everyone else has but you do not. ]]> 2022-11-04 09:08:28 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369805844 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369812469 The story made me think of how we treat and think of different people from different places. The SGs in the story all come from poorer countries outside of the US or Europe and their situation is describes and one in which they live in poverty and have no choice but to do extreme things in order for them or their families to survive. The way that the father explains their situation to Eva made me think of how we view these places, often only hearing about what goes on in those countries through the news. I think it is important to try and not have a closed view on these people living in these places the way that the father did, saying he didn't understand why they would leave their yard and that it was good for them to have come to be a SG. Not realising that often there is no choice and that this is not something they freely decides to do. ]]> 2022-11-04 09:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369812469 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369831342 The action was the stoning that happened at the end of the story. The fact that this was a tradition for the village played a big role in their actions. Stoning someone to death is obviously a heinous thing, but these people do it anyway and have been doing it for years. ]]> 2022-11-04 09:36:41 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369831342 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369835069 The action of the stoning could be changed if the tradition was given up. The reason these people stoned someone to death was because that was so normalized by this tradition; they had been doing it for decades, so why stop? The majority of this society would need to put in effort to make this change.]]> 2022-11-04 09:40:21 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369835069 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369837216 Many cultures keep harmful traditions alive today for the same reason the stoning is kept in place in this story - because it's an age old societal tradition. ]]> 2022-11-04 09:42:24 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369837216 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369838441 This made me think about specific instances in my life where I've encountered people who believe that traditions should be kept alive simply because they're traditions, even if it's hurtful to others.]]> 2022-11-04 09:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369838441 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369845480 The behaviour that I found the most interesting was the screaming of Mrs. Hutchinson of the injustice of such an act. Everyone from the village knows what the tradition is and what "the winner" has to go through, yet no one opposes this idea, in fact it is described how some are "excited" before the lottery is conducted. However only when she is stoned she cries out that it is wrong. This shows how because no one else speaks out against the idea, she doesn't either, yet when it comes down to it she opposes the idea because she is the victim. Perhaps she was also scared of speaking out at first and only when she had nothing left to loose she speaks out against it. ]]> 2022-11-04 09:51:21 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369845480 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369849051 Such behaviour shows to me how society is able to suppress our true emotions and beliefs, since we try to fit the "norm". If more people would have spoken up against the stoning earlier, more people would have joined them. What would have to change is the amount of courage that people have the strength in their beliefs. However, since this is a tradition it is more difficult to change even though as described in the beginning other states have stopped conducting the lottery. ]]> 2022-11-04 09:55:02 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369849051 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369849101 An action caused by the environment within the story is the father's purchase of the SGs. This inhumane purchase is driven by the father's need to fit in. Due to the family's relatively poor social status, the father feels pressure from the people around him and seems to be embarrassed by the feeling that his family lacks value. Thus, the father purchases the SGs in an attempt to restore his own as well as his family's honor by elevating their status. ]]> 2022-11-04 09:55:05 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369849101 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369852346 The action could be augmented if society chose to value more important things such as the decency of each individual rather than their class or the items they may possess. ]]> 2022-11-04 09:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369852346 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369853196 In the story the family's, or the fathers need to fit in at work or with the people living near him causes him to make unethical choices such as buying the SG's. Also due to the financial situation of the family, the father can not get what some of the rich people have making him feel very stressed. This causes him to throw a party for his eldest daughter instead of paying of debt because he wants his daughter to have a better enviorment.]]> 2022-11-04 09:58:54 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369853196 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369853689 The environment of the people played a role in the behavior of the people because the people were scared to be picked out in the lottery, so they were only prioritizing themselves and their family, and dismissing the fact that someone would have to die a painful death instead of them. I am pretty sure that the relief of knowing that you were going to stone someone instead of you being stoned is what made the people put in so much effort into stoning the little girl, and ignore the bigger issue of the fact that people are being executed under the watch of the inhabitants of the village. ]]> 2022-11-04 09:59:21 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369853689 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369855358 I think that the actions could be changed if the societal values were changed. The societal values would need to change by the value of money decreasing so it would allow for the father to feel better about his situation, thus not maing him make bad choices so his children can have a better enviorment.]]> 2022-11-04 10:01:02 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369855358 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369855866 The behaviour would definitely have changed, because the people would know that they are not alone at challenging the system of the Black Box, and this would cause a lot of people to unite and take action, bringing change to the system and cancelling the stoning, an example in this case being, the people not agreeing simply not stoning the girl. ]]> 2022-11-04 10:01:35 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369855866 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369856382 A behavior similar to that of the father visible in today's society would be the purchase of expensive vehicles. Whether it be middle-aged parents or individuals with a low income, we often use expensive 'toys' to subconsciously increase our self-worth. The reason for this is that society has ingrained within us the belief, that if we make less money or possess less expensive items we ourselves are deemed of less value. ]]> 2022-11-04 10:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369856382 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369858651 I feel that a similar action that is taken today that are similarly caused are activists destroying/vandilizing property to get their point across such as the destroying of statues or police buildings for black lives matter, this is similar the the activists freeing the Semplica Girls to not allow slavery. ]]> 2022-11-04 10:04:09 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369858651 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369861115 In addition to the the previous comments, the story also made me consider why society has chosen have money equate power rather than intelligence, physical strength or kindness towards others. While these factors are valued in today's society forms of currency still tower above, thus, after all, we see the wealthy as the most powerful. ]]> 2022-11-04 10:06:26 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369861115 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369861185 In the past the Nazis would recruit young men to work in concentration camp to supervise their jewish prisoners, these men would torture and kill their prisoners and such behaviour was common to that time. The correlation is that people would blindly follow their peers in such terrible actions. Another example would be the holding of slaves, people back then had slaves and would also abuse them, however when people stopped doing this it became the norm to not do this. The only difference is that the abuse of jews had to do with beliefs and this story has to do with traditions, whoever the action of blind following is the same. ]]> 2022-11-04 10:06:30 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369861185 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369862881 Because so many people believed that this was normal and they would always conduct this lottery, many didn't have a second thought about it. So I wonder if there is some tradition that is common today which will change and we will only then realise that we were blindly following a trend. ]]> 2022-11-04 10:08:24 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369862881 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369863300 This story did make me think about if slavery became somewhat legal again if having SG's is the norm and SG's are slaves, and if so how did they become legal again?]]> 2022-11-04 10:08:52 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369863300 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369863588 An important action that the father took throughout the story was purchasing the SGs from the additional spending money that he won. The environment played a crucial role and directly drove this behavior to take place as the family (specifically the father) surrounded himself with wealthy individuals. The father conformed to the rest of society, due to the tendency to fit into the in-group. Through taking similar actions as individuals around them and decorating their yard with the SGs, the father was able to demonstrate a higher social status, and conform with others in his environment. 

]]> 2022-11-04 10:09:13 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369863588 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369865214 Today there are not as many events like this as there used to be, but in a society, sometimes to fit in to be with people of higher rank than you, you have to do unethical things. Take into consideration the government of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and the surrounding nations, there you have to prove your loyalty to the leader through excessively glorifying him (in the best case scenario) or worse, secretly reporting anyone who speaks out against him to climb up the political ladder and earn respect from the government.]]> 2022-11-04 10:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369865214 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369867385 This story made me think about the opposite of what happened here, and that is when people came together and collectively did good things for either themselves or others. Take into example revolutions, in the majority of them, people joined in because they knew that the others would support them and that they are not alone. ]]> 2022-11-04 10:13:26 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369867385 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369876321 The behaviour portrayed in this dystopian society by the father of the family is his submission to the social pressure exerted by his working environment and the culture of displaying wealth. Instead of doubting or understanding how investing in a complete remodelling of their garden and expensive gifts for his teenage daughter could set them back financially, he bends to the social pressure. He builds up a facade, in order to avoid being looked down upon by the surrounding society; trying to avoid Lily from becoming a social outcast and appear to be a more successful man. ]]> 2022-11-04 10:22:39 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369876321 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369885988 It is hard to determine if the father's behaviour is malleable enough to change if his own values were to change. He is seen to have his moral values deeply ingrained by society, even exerting this pressure on his youngest daughter, Eva. However, a change in the overall societal value for wealth and the illusion for success could change the individual's actions. As illustrated in the story, resistance groups against the usage of human "Semplica-Girl" decorations have arisen, which demonstrate a possible humanization of these girls in poverty, and a decrease for the need to show off wealth to others through them]]> 2022-11-04 10:32:52 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2369885988 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2370334333 One action in which the environment played a role in was when Steve Z. starts treating the narrator differently after he won 10k from the scratch-off ticket. He "Even asked my advice". Even though this colleague usually does not pay much attention to him, having won something and thus gained status, changes peoples opinions and consequently their behaviors. The environment similarly influences the narrators actions. Because the people value SG, he "Brought pics of yard into work, posted in cubicle, folks came by, admired." The garden party brought him status, so he shows off at work to further his environments praise.]]> 2022-11-04 16:02:12 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2370334333 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2370342221 Yes, if society did not value people's status, particularly the acquisition of SG's and a nice yard, behaviors would differ. The narrator would likely not have brought pictures of the yard to work in the first place because they would not receive admiration. Steve Z would also not have started asking for advice and been friendly to the narrator, if his liking depends on the narrator's status. People continue to adhere to what society places value on, because they receive attention from others. The narrator brought the pictures into work because he is certain they will get a positive reaction. The narrator reflects, "Embarrassed to admit how happy this made me."  ]]> 2022-11-04 16:08:01 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2370342221 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2370352692 The behavior of bringing in the picture of the yard is one that can happen exactly like that today. However, it reflects the general behavior of bragging/showing off things because one knows they will get a positive reaction from the environment. A frequent modern example is people posting on social media to brag. 

The behavior of people gaining interest in other people who have money or anything valuable is also relevant today. Similarly to Steve Z., who "asked could he drop by house sometime, see yard in person." People will get closet to others with status to gain the same for themselves. He likely asked the narrator questions out of self interest rather than genuine inquiry. ]]> 2022-11-04 16:15:30 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2370352692 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2370361400 Amongst other aspects, the story made me consider how drastically different people are treated based on what other see them as. This is evident on several levels in the story. Most obviously the Semplica Girls who are "other" and come from poor families and countries and hence can be enslaved. The narrator's family is also treated differently because they have less money than their peers. This is illustrated when Lily's friend only shows genuine interest in their friendship after they got SGs. Eva is also treated with extra care. Although she released the SGs which society considers bad and her family is in huge trouble because of it, her parents don't want to scold her. This is because they view her as fragile and believe that getting her in trouble may change the trajectory of her life.  ]]> 2022-11-04 16:21:50 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2370361400 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2371143158 Two examples that come to mind in today's society are the production of luxury goods or the market of prostitution. 

Similarly to the "SG"s, expensive phones or clothes are highly valued in social circumstances to illustrate success. However, these are produced unethically, either in poor working conditions, sweatshops run under child labour, or through unethical acquisition of materials. These values are superficial, having women serving as decorations are not inertly a symbol of wealth, just as clothes that are marked with a certain symbol does not mean that the person wearing them is successful. 
Adding on to this, prostitution is also an area of work that young women are forced in due to their circumstances. They join the market in hopes of living better lives, and not because they necessarily want to. ]]> 2022-11-05 15:51:01 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2371143158 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2371669997 Generally, this story impressed me with its tone and writing style. I loved how the simple grammar and the short sentences juxtaposed the "perfect future" that was supposed to be illustrated in the story. When we think of the future, we think of innovations and hope for a better world, but truthfully, the story demonstrated that even these characters in a deemed "perfect" society face the same flaws that we do in ours today. ]]> 2022-11-06 13:32:43 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2371669997 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2373787871 The action in the short story was the stoning. Even though it is extremely inhumane to stone someone to death, the citizens living in the village clearly promoted the action since it has been a tradition for more than 50 years in their village.]]> 2022-11-07 20:08:18 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2373787871 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2373790461 It is possible to augment the tradition of stoning a person to death but it would be extremely complicated because most of the village follow the tradition therefore it would take a large group of people to stand up against the leader and force him to change it.]]> 2022-11-07 20:10:17 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2373790461 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2373804083 There are many behaviours such as in the story that exist today. An example that comes to mind is arranged marriages at an early age. Many cultures have the standard of marrying their children when they are only 12-14 years old which is clearly way too young of an age to marry someone.]]> 2022-11-07 20:20:45 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2373804083 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2373806327 The story made me think of how easily it is to follow such a tradition and how being born into it can easily normalise for you, such as many traditions today that exist all around the world.]]> 2022-11-07 20:22:32 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2373806327 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2374539623 I think that one common example with the lottery could be Indian island in the Indian Ocean that are cannibalistic. They kill any outsiders that come to their island and then eat them, which is similarly to the lottery, also very extreme and without a purpose or reason. ]]> 2022-11-08 07:40:07 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2374539623 https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2374544027 The action could be changed because, if some people start to rise up, then the lottery could be ended. Although, people could be scared to rise up because maybe they will fail and chosen to be stoned.]]> 2022-11-08 07:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/m_kuykendall/1w7ew4stk2ua/wish/2374544027