"Traditions in Society" Written about "The Lottery"

Traditions in Society Traditions are a daily part of our lives, playing a game of slow pitch with an entire family, cooking a special dinner for a birthday, raking the leaves into a pile in the fall and then jumping into it with your dog. Each of these are traditions that make most people feel happy and make them look forward to doing it again. However, this is not always the case. Shirley Jackson has …

…traditions. People continue to practice these traditions just because everyone else does, without knowing the real reason for it. All traditions have important meanings to them, and when these meanings are no longer known, the tradition should no longer be practiced. When parts of traditions begin being forgotten or not remembered correctly, it has become meaningless. Traditions should bring good memories, should be of good importance, and should not detriment the society, big or small.