Monday, January 30, 2012

Notes for Jan 30

Jackson's The Lottery
1948

  • women in society
    • strict gender rolls 
    • hutchinson is 
  • The mob mentality
    • there are dangers in just following the crowd

  • Christian Symbolism: 
    • Holy Bible: Christianity as The Black Box: The Lottery
    • The three legged stool represents the trinity
 
The Ones Who....

  • happiness is only achieved by the inhuman treatment of another
  • for the greater good!
  • SalemO- Omelas
Similarities

  • utopias might not be possible
    • behind any perceived utopia there is some sort of suffering
  • there is hope in The Ones.. because people walk away from the evil

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