Friday, June 20, 2003

 
Any last responses to the Lottery? I'm going to post a new question on Sunday!!!!
posted by RobinK 11:18 AM

Thursday, June 19, 2003

 
Katherine makes an excellent point when she says "People are generally afraid of change." If you walk into a classroom and the desks are moved around, do you moan, or do you yell "Yippee!!!" (well, even if you didn't moan, you might not yell....:-D) But you get the drift.

So, are traditions bad? There's a saying that the Last Seven Words of any organization are "We've never done it this way before." Is this true?
posted by RobinK 9:13 PM

Wednesday, June 18, 2003

 
Population control...hmmm. I never thought of that!! Since Shirley Jackson doesn't say WHY they do it, I think it's fascinating to see what you guys come up with.

And Nick, you win for being the First Poster!!! Woo HOO!
posted by RobinK 6:54 PM

 
THE LOTTERY - Shirley Jackson

First of all, did the ending surprise you?
Secondly, discuss the role of tradition in the story. How important is it? How does it affect us?
Thirdly (and optionally) post a strange or funny family tradition :-)
posted by RobinK 12:26 PM