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A Worn Path

Rodney Thacker
Dr. Perry
English 1102
17 March 2008
The Unforgotten Tradition
Shirley Jackson wrote “The Lottery” in 1948 about a small rural town that has a very special but strange tradition. Every year on June 27 the townspeople gather for a tradition called the lottery; in which every one comes to the center of town to participate in a drawing. The drawing is supposed to be very traditional but many of the people have let nearly all traditions slip away into the past except one. The villagers still believe the stones hold a very special place in their prosperity throughout the years.
The Lottery is an important ritual to the townspeople in which every single person in the village must be a part of, and only last a few hours so they will be done before lunch. The Lottery is a crop ritual the villagers believe will help their crops grow more abundantly. Many of the original traditions and actions that used to take place are no longer enforced or practiced, like the......


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