“Sacrifice” it is to offer or give up something for the benefit of something else. Sacrifice is the theme of the short stories “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” by author Ursula K. Leguin.
The setting of both the stories is overall the same. The stories in the beginning are picturesque. “The Lottery” sets place in a quaint peaceful town and is clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green.” The Lottery is held every year and the readers assume that the gathering of the people in the town square is a positive significance for winning the lottery but the author briefly mentions about what the future holds, before the story unfolds. For instance the children picking up stones and “Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of stones, and the other boys soon followed his example, selecting the …show more content…
& Mrs. Martin, Mr. Joe Summers, Mrs. Sumers, Old Man Warner, Mr. & Mrs. Graves, Mr. & Mrs. Delacroix, Bill Hutchinson, and Tessie Hutchinson. But Mrs. Tessie Hutchinson is the main character of this story. She puts on a brave front for all while displaying hypocrisy and pretending to be unconcern about the lottery. Every head or representative of the household has to draw a piece of paper. When Tessie’s husband Mr. Hutchinson draws a paper she complains "It wasn't fair!" when her family is selected. At this point the reader is left to think about if the prize is worth winning. As the story unfolds we discover that Tessie draws the winning piece of paper but is unhappy about it and considers it unfair and not right. The town’s people ignore her completely while they pick up different size stones. At this point the reader realizes that winning the lottery is not a prize but a stoned to death. Tessie’s screamed are lost on the town’s people as they were upon