In this text written in 1948 by Shirley Jackson, we can see different elements interacting with each other to make a complete idea of what it is about. We can see the female population is not treated the same as us now and there are some stereotypical characterizations we can see to prove this, like the lack of power. They were submitted to their husband and society. We can also see their roles in this text.
First of all, the women in this short story don’t have any sense of power or influence on the general population, like their husband or other males. ‘’The Lottery’’ can only be picked by the heir or responsible of the family, a man. The woman cannot take her own paper, because she doesn’t have enough power or responsibility to take the