The Lottery

If I were to win the lottery, it would be an enormous blessing. All of my financial problems would be solved, and I could go on living a happy life. I’d possibly buy myself a new car. But...what if winning the lottery were not such a blessing? What if it meant death and there was nothing you could do to stop it? In the short story, The Lottery, the townspeople all gather together at what seems to be a friendly picnic in the town square. Everyone carries on with their normal conversations as if it were just another ordinary day. It’s difficult to presume they are gathered the...