Similarities Between The Hunger Games And The Lottery

there is quiet conversation between friends. Mr. Summers, who runs the lottery, arrives with a black box. The original box was lost many years ago, even before Old Man Warner, the oldest person in the village, can remember. Each year Mr. Summers suggests that they make a new box, but no one is willing to go against tradition. The people were willing to use slips of paper instead of woodchips as markers, as the village had grown too large for the wood chips to fit in the box. A list of all the families and households in the village is made, and several matters of who will draw for each family are decided. Mr. Summers is sworn in as the official of the lottery in a specific ceremony. Some people remember that there used to be a song and salute as part of the ceremony, but these are no longer performed. Tessie Hutchinson arrives in the square late because she has forgotten what day it was. She joins her husband and children before the lottery can begin. Mr. Summers explains the lottery’s rules: each family will be called up to the box and draw a slip of paper. One of the villagers tells Old Man Warner that the people of a nearby village are thinking about ending the lottery. Old Man Warner laughs at the idea. He believes that giving up the lottery would cause nothing but trouble, and a loss of civilized behavior. A woman responds that some places have already given up the lottery. Everyone finishes drawing, and each

Tessie Hutchinson arrives late at the lottery saying, “clean forgot what day it was” and how she saw that the kids were gone and then she remembered what day it was and came running. The lottery was a very important day for some of the old townspeople. They would gather and pick one person to sacrifice which was believed to grow more crops. Old man Warner stated, “lottery in June, corn be heavy soon”. Tessie Hutchinson ends up getting picked and then states, “this isn’t fair” and “it isn’t right” because she ended up getting

In the story, “The Lottery,” there was a tradition in the town that was every year they would have a lottery. One member of each family in the town would go up and pick a piece of paper out of a black wood box. The person who received the paper with the black dot on it would have to draw again along with all the people in their family. This time around it was the Hutchinson

Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery" depicts life in a provincial American town with rigid social norms. Mr. Summers symbolizes everything that is wrong with the town; he represents blind adherence to ritual, social rigidity, and resistance to change. His name corresponds with the seasonal setting of "The Lottery," too, drawing attention to the importance of his character in shaping the theme of the story. Summers is in charge of the central motif of the story, the lottery that takes the life of a human being. A predecessor to The Hunger Games, Jackson's "The Lottery" shares in common with its modern counterpart a theme of how groupthink places a stranglehold on both individuals and whole communities.

Is winning the lottery meant to be fortunate and cherishing? Most would have said of course! However, sadly it is not the reality in this case scenario. In the movies “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and The Hunger Games by Gary Ross having your name being drawn is most likely one of the worst things that could happen in their small town or district. These two movies do have comparisons and differences. Both of these movies have sacrifice and tradition, on the other hand they have two extremely different protagonists known as Katniss and Tessie; which make their stories more on a distinctive perspective. “The Lottery” and The Hunger Games are similar in regards to sacrificing and traditional beliefs, although they differ by the main characters

The Hunger Games and The Lottery feel as though they are the same. In The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson, is about this organization setting up a drawing with little white squares. Some of the little white squares have a black dot on it. The adults are called up and pick up a card, but if you have a black dot, the kids and friends plummet rocks at you until you die. But, in The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, again, they are the little slips of paper, but with names on them.

The first similarity I am going over is the theme fear. The people if both stories feared being picked to either win the lottery, or be placed in the games. The people in The Lottery knew that if they were drawn that they would be stoned to death. The people in The Hunger Games knew that if they were picked they had a great chance of death. When death is a close option you are most likely going to have fear.

The Hunger Games series is based of the book trilogy of the same name. In this series, the Hunger Games are a pageant based on a punishment for a rebellion that occurred approximately 100 years before. In this pageant, two tributes are chosen per district

Imagine having a tradition every year at your village or city, or something important that occurs once in awhile, that takes place as a fear on other people. This can compare in these two stories, “The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson, and “The Hunger Games,” by Suzanne Collins. These two stories share the idea of tradition. In general, both stories try to keep the population down. Next, both “The Lottery,” and, “The Hunger Games,” keep up with tradition. Lastly, both stories give a theme and feeling of sacrifice. Tradition can change the way other places are thought of, and it can also change the way people act towards it.

When specific traditions within a civilization are blindly followed, the consequences may be dire and the society as a whole can be negatively impacted. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson both highlight the consequences that come along with condoning the traditions that were introduced into a culture. By using arbitrary rules, inequitable odds, and blindly following traditions in these pieces of literary work create an environment for a hostile social ritual and ceremony. The societies displayed in these pieces of literature share a tradition of cruel and murderous behavior which jeopardizes the livelihood of the people who reside in these areas, specifically the youth. Although both of the traditions

Another theme that The Lottery and The Hunger Games share is a dystopian society. The Hunger Games takes place in a country called Panem. Panem is split into thirteen sections, the rich Capitol, and twelve districts. The Capitol’s government controls everything and dictates the districts what to do. The government views Panem as a utopian society, but everyone in the districts disagrees. The people living in the districts starve, and fend on their own. The people of the districts are treated unfairly because of that, but also because of “The Hunger Games.” This “game” is when each district sacrifices a male and a

Many comparisons can be drawn between stories of literary fiction. Literary elements such as plot, characterization, theme, and point of view are all aspects that can be used to compare stories. Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” and Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” have many similar aspects between them. Both of these stories illustrate the degradation of traditional societal rules and the care for human life, and the deceiving appearance of characters. Their plots share a common theme of the darkness of human nature, and the twisted morals of some people.Both "The Lottery" and "The Most Dangerous Game" deceive the reader with their portrayal of the characters. Through the use of direct and indirect characterization, both stories begin

In the stories “The Lottery” and “Possibility of Evil” by Shirley Jackson there is a plethora of correlating similarities between the two genuinely intriguing story lines. Detailed writing is often fascinating to read and allows the reader to vividly imagine the characters and the setting of the story, which is precisely the reason why the settings and characters in Shirley Jackson’s short stories “The Lottery” and “ Possibility of Evil” are easy to vividly imagine and understand.

In Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” Tessie is portrayed to be egoistic by saying things such as “I saw you. It wasn’t fair!” (Jackson 5) and wanting a redraw of her family in the lottery. This portrays Tessie as being selfish and egoistic because she discriminated the value of the lives of her family to that of her own. This is important because it is highly unusual for a protagonist to be such a narcissist. Tessie is not a virtuous protagonist. On the other hand, Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games is a different story altogether. In The Hunger Games directed by Gary Ross Katniss yells “I volunteer as tribute!” (Ross) when her sister’s name gets picked during the Reaping. It is evident that Katniss values the life of her sister over that of her own, something uncommon in “The Lottery” Knowing this about Katniss and seeing her actions during The Hunger Games shows that she is a very righteous and virtuous protagonist. These behaviors show us the differences between the two protagonists. Tessie, being selfish and egoistic, and Katniss Everdeen, being righteous and

The settings of these two books are different, because The Hunger Games mainly takes place in the arena, and “The Lottery” takes place in a public town spot. In “The Lottery”, there's really no romance, but in The Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta are shown to the world as a couple. I think is actually a good tactic when trying to get sponsors and surviving because Peeta does protect Katniss and I believe he really does have feelings for her, as she does for him. Katniss is confused about her feelings for Gale, I think that she probably does care for Gale, but personally I think she cares for Peeta more. Otherwise why would she have risked her life for for him? Like when each district got a pack, and she ended up giving Peeta the sleeping syrup so she could go get the pack so Peeta could survive.