https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6 Dystopian Short Story en-us 2017-02-21 21:59:56 UTC 2025-10-23 09:28:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/File.png smith_839 https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155314924 Frieda Green
The Lottery

In the short story, people practice population control as well as a way to receive better crops each year by murdering selected individuals. Because "although the villagers had forgotten the ritual[s]..." that accompanied this brutal murder, they still took place in the ceremony (Jackson). This tradition is worshipped among the villagers and every single person participates in some way.  Despite her protests, even the children throw stones at Mrs. Hutchinson. Other villages have begun to spurn this ritual, and to many members in the village the story is set in this is unacceptable.The villagers have forgotten everything associated with this ritual, and yet they still practice it despite no longer needing to perform such a gruesome task. The tradition lives on as a way to control citizens and their way of thinking.]]> 2017-02-21 22:10:48 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155314924 https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155504106 In the Dystopian story "The Lottery", it mentions that "the lottery took two days and had to be started on June 2nd" (Jackson). This is an example of the 10th element of Dystopia because the citizens draw from a black box, and whoever gets drawn has to die by getting rocks thrown at them by the other citizens, forcibly. 

]]> 2017-02-22 16:27:34 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155504106 https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155504194 - Tanaja Starr-
Jessie is not treated like a human being when it states, "It isn't fair," she said. A stone hit her on the side of the head..." (Jackson).  It matters to the story because even though you won the lottery you still didn't win because she(Tessie) gets killed. So basically she only a "winner" to get "Killed". The box is only for stones getting thrown at you. "The Lottery" starts on June 2nd and ends in 2 days. The community is affected because the old man still uses it till this day and they have to go along with it as a tradition. 

]]> 2017-02-22 16:27:47 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155504194 https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155504433 The Dystopian story The Lottery it states that Mr. Adams said to the Old Man Warner "that over in the north village they're talking of giving up the lottery" (Jackson). This is an example of element 5, because they are thinking they should give up the lottery because they're fear on the outside. They want to give up on the lottery because of the fear they have. Everybody in the north village is scared.]]> 2017-02-22 16:28:22 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155504433 jordanwallskc68 https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155504542 In the Dystopian "The Lottery", Is that every year someone is chosen to die. In the story all the children got out of school for the summer and then "hey broke into boisterous play. and their talk was still of the classroom and the teacher, of books and reprimands. Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of stones..."(Shirley Jackson).]]> 2017-02-22 16:28:36 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155504542 https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155504547 In the Dystopian story "The Lottery" , it states that "There's always been a lottery" (Jackson). The quote is an example of the 3rd element of Dystopia because the citizens in the town have always had the lottery as an tradition. The citizens participate in this lottery every year.]]> 2017-02-22 16:28:37 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155504547 https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155504600 " It isn't Fair, It isn't Right, " Mrs. Hutchinson Screamed, And They Were Upon Her. (Jackson) Element 10 Their Conflicting Violence On Someone And Also Element 6 Because Being Stoned Is Not Being Treated Like A Human]]> 2017-02-22 16:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155504600 https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155504669 "some places have already quit lotteries " Mrs. Adams said. This quote shows that it is the first one because the leader still chooses to do the lottery even though some places have chose to get rid of the lottery. ]]> 2017-02-22 16:28:54 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155504669 https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155504688 We can see that Old Man Warner is stuck to the tradition when Jackson writes "'Some places have already quit lotteries,' Mrs. Adams said. 'Nothing but trouble in that,' Old Man Warner said stoutly. 'Pack of young fools,'" (Jackson 4). This likely reflects the way others in the community feel about the lottery, showing the community is trapped by this need to continue the tradition of the lottery.]]> 2017-02-22 16:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155504688 https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155504691 the lottery is a tradition that no one really seems to know the reason for.Each year someone from each village gets chosen to die by getting stoned to death, as it seems like others want to stop doing it as it says in one paragraph "..over in the north village they're talking of giving up the lottery" which seems like they would want to stop the "tradition". (jackson)]]> 2017-02-22 16:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155504691 https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155504760 in the dystopian story, the lottery , the tradition of being stoned to death is accepted as normal, even though they dont remember why. "although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones" (Jackson). this shows that the tradition is faithfully followed, regardless of whether they know why they do it.

]]> 2017-02-22 16:29:08 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155504760 https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155504786 In the dystopian, Hutchinson doesn't agree with the decision that Tessie is getting killed and says, "'My daughter draws with her husband's family; that's only fair and i've got no other family except the kids"' (Jackson). This is showing element #10 because everyone who was in Tessie's life was watching her get killed by getting rocks thrown at her. They're experiencing and seeing what could happen to them too if they're picked to win the lottery next. They continue to say it's not fair. ]]> 2017-02-22 16:29:11 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155504786 https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155504855 The authur uses A leader, concept, or tradition when it says "There was a story that the present box had been made with some pieces of the box that had preceded it, the one that had been constructed when the first people settled down to make a village here" (Jackson). This talks about the past and how it has been a tradition since people fist made the village.]]> 2017-02-22 16:29:22 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155504855 https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155504967 "Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual...they still remembered to use stones." (Jackson). It shows number 3 because they still use the old traditions even though they dont know why. its kinda crazy but thats just how it works because its a dystopia or whatever. they follow old traditions because thats how the story works :/]]> 2017-02-22 16:29:40 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155504967 https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155505162 Justin Duckett
the dystopian short story "The Lottery" the way to get rid of people by having a lottery and the "winner" gets killed by having stones thrown at them. "A stone hit her in the head..."(jackson) 


]]> 2017-02-22 16:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155505162 https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155505281 "although the villagers had forgotten the rival and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones" (jackson).
number 3, my reasoning is that because they do the same cruel tradition every year and don't bother to change it. It is very cruel and it doesn't help anything at all. If you draw the wrong paper you're dead and that's not fair to people who have a long life ahead of them.


]]> 2017-02-22 16:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155505281 https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155505298 "It isn't fair, it isn't right , Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and they were upon her"(Jackson). this is an example of element 10. the citizens are resulting to violence this could also be considered number 6. killing humans in a lottery is inhumane to do]]> 2017-02-22 16:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155505298 https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155505478 Destiny Carrillo
'"It isn't fair, it isn't right," Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her. (jackson)". It shows number 2 because Mrs. Hutchinson independent thought that she shouldn't be the one to be killed because she has kids and she wants to stay with her kids and she don't want to get killed by her kids or people she knows. ]]> 2017-02-22 16:30:59 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155505478 https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155506010 Jacob Berrier
"the original paraphernalia for the lottery had been lost long ago, and the black box now resting on the stool had been put into use even before old man warner, the oldest man in town, was born" (jackson).
citizens experience desensitization from the violence and corruption around them. 
the town kills the person who wins the lottery every year and everybody joins in the killing with no hesitation.]]> 2017-02-22 16:32:17 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155506010 https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155506559 In the story Mrs. Hutchinson doesn't believe that it is fair to be in this type of circumstance. "It isn't fair it isn't right." (Jackson). It shows number one because they people picked are forced into the lottery. Tessie was killed and it wasn't he fault. It was the lifestyle they were surrounded around.]]> 2017-02-22 16:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155506559 https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155506668 Karlyn Olson 
"But in this village, where there were only about three hundred people, the whole lottery took less than two hours, so it could begin at ten o;clock in the morning and still be through in time to allow the villagers to get home for noon dinner." (Jackson) 
This quote shows the third element of dystopia; "a leader, concept or tradition is worshipped by the citizens of the society." It's arranged to be convenient for everybody in the village, therefor leads me to believe that the majority of citizens worship the lottery.]]> 2017-02-22 16:33:44 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/155506668 https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/156024268 "Bobby and Harry Jones and Dickie Delacroix...eventually made a great pile of stones in one corner and guarded it against the raids of other boys." (Jackson). This quote shows the Dehumanized state that the children just gather stones to stone a person to death. This quote shows that without our morals and humanization we, humans, will become monsters.]]> 2017-02-24 14:21:46 UTC https://padlet.com/smith_839/toehwx2lsos6/wish/156024268