What is the purpose of the ritual in "The Lottery"? What is the purpose of the ritual in The Hunger Games? Analyze the differences. by Holly Williams https://padlet.com/williamshol01/dtxhfk1ub70u Made with eyes on the prize en-us 2018-09-24 14:56:05 UTC 2018-09-25 22:28:27 UTC hello@padlet.com Purpose of the ritual in "The Lottery" williamshol01 https://padlet.com/williamshol01/dtxhfk1ub70u/wish/285071822 In "The Lottery", the purpose of the ritual is to help their crops grow. They believe that a sacrifice will cause more successful crops. In the story, Old Man Warner says " 'Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon.' First thing you know, we'd all be eating stewed chickweed and acorns.' "  This clearly shows the idea that the ritual is held for the purpose of the towns crops. ]]> 2018-09-24 15:05:06 UTC https://padlet.com/williamshol01/dtxhfk1ub70u/wish/285071822 williamshol01 https://padlet.com/williamshol01/dtxhfk1ub70u/wish/285080257 2018-09-24 15:16:05 UTC https://padlet.com/williamshol01/dtxhfk1ub70u/wish/285080257 williamshol01 https://padlet.com/williamshol01/dtxhfk1ub70u/wish/285082275       We know that the lottery could not be for the purpose of decreasing the population because there are only about three hundred people in the town. There would be no need to reduce the population if there were barely any people in the town in the first place. ]]> 2018-09-24 15:19:05 UTC https://padlet.com/williamshol01/dtxhfk1ub70u/wish/285082275 Purpose of the ritual in The Hunger Games williamshol01 https://padlet.com/williamshol01/dtxhfk1ub70u/wish/285085630   In The Hunger Games, the purpose of the ritual was to prevent a rebellion from happening again. All thirteen districts went against the capital and lost, so the capital made The Hunger Games. ]]> 2018-09-24 15:24:11 UTC https://padlet.com/williamshol01/dtxhfk1ub70u/wish/285085630 williamshol01 https://padlet.com/williamshol01/dtxhfk1ub70u/wish/285553456 2018-09-25 14:40:36 UTC https://padlet.com/williamshol01/dtxhfk1ub70u/wish/285553456 How do they differ from each other? williamshol01 https://padlet.com/williamshol01/dtxhfk1ub70u/wish/285554530   The Lottery's purpose is for the purpose of crops, while the purpose of the Hunger Games is to almost "get revenge" at the districts. The Hunger Games is simply an act of evil or revenge, while The Lottery is doing something for what they think is good. Although it may not have been good, they believed what they were doing was for the good of the town. ]]> 2018-09-25 14:42:15 UTC https://padlet.com/williamshol01/dtxhfk1ub70u/wish/285554530