Compare And Contrast The Lottery By Shirley Jackson

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“The less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it. (Mark Twain)” The short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson tells a story about a tradition that is held in a village about a lottery. This lottery is different than any other lottery because the family member that gets chosen gets stone to death. In 1969, a film version of the short story was released. Even though, it would seem like the film version and the short story are alike, there is difference between both of them. Two differences between both is change of wordy in the lines. The two similarities is the tradition of the black box and Tessie getting stone to death. First difference found in “The Lottery” short story and film is when each family
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