“The Lottery” describes a small unnamed American town the residents of which follow an annual ritual known as the lottery which in the local tradition is practiced to ensure a good harvest. What we expect is a joyful occasion, but what we get is a public stoning. The story combines elements of horror, surprise and irony that make it quite difficult to identify its genre. The story maintains a pleasant atmosphere while introducing the people of the town. They wait for the ceremony, in particular, children calmly pile stones together, and adults talk about everyday matters demonstrating, thus, the ordinariness of the coming event. The day is beautiful, and everything looks peaceful and calm; nobody could think of a deathly outcome. Nevertheless, the characters of the story know about it, but we do not. We know there is this lottery which causes some talks, but we…show more content… Mrs. Hutchinson is the first person to protest against the lottery when her family is at risk. At the end of the story she screams, “It isn't fair, it isn't right”; and she really means these words, but if anyone else would have got the marked piece of paper, she would definitely have been one of those throwing stones at another. The movie contains an element of horror, namely, the ritualized murder and pointless cruelty in the modern society which supposed to be advanced enough to deny the concept of a sacrifice to pagan gods in hopes of good harvest. What is even worse is that villagers consider the lottery as something absolutely normal, and even necessary, as it is ritualized. What makes me really upset apart from the banal brutality itself is the realization that humans easily adjust themselves to murder and indifference toward the others proving, thus, the theory that human beings are the cruelest animals on the