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Comparison and Contrast of the Lottery and the Ones Who...

Comparison and Contrast of The Lottery and The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas The differences between The Lottery by Shirley Jackson and The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin seem relatively minor when compared to the striking similarities they contain in setting, symbols, and theme. Each of the stories begin with a description of a beautiful summer day. The flowers were blooming profusely and the grass was richly green(para 1) in The Lottery is quite comparable to old moss-grown gardens and under avenues of trees(para 1) in ...Omelas. These descriptions (along with several others) provide positive connotations and allow the reader to relax into what seems to be a comfortable setting in either story.†¦show more content†¦The fact that both authors include references to farming may be due to the association between farming and tradition. I know many people who believe that farming is a way of life that is handed down from generation to generation, it is very much a tradition to them. The men in The Lottery are speaking of planting and rain, tractors and taxes(para 3) and in ...Omelas, the farmers market is described as nothing less than magnificent(para 3). The most obvious reason for these references is that the rituals performed in both stories are suppose to have an effect on harvest. Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon(para 32) in The Lottery used to be a saying heard in their community. And in ...Omelas, the abundance of their harvest(para 9), along with many other things, supposedly depended upon their performing the certain ritual. Although the reasons for the traditions are slightly different in each story, the rituals themselves are very much alike. Both are shocking and both involve the sacrifice of a human being. Because the sacrifice in The Lottery is chosen strictly by chance, age is not a determinant, whereas in ...Omelas the sacrifice is always a child. However, regardless of this difference, when the time comes, victims in each of these tales begins pleading for release from their inevitable doom. The child in ...Omelas says Please let me out. I will be good!(para 8),Show MoreRelatedThe Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas Analysis876 Words   |  4 Pagessituation of regret and confusion.† The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas† by Ursula K. Le Guin and â€Å"The Lottery† by Shirley Jackson address the theme of religious and traditional symb olism.† The Lottery† demonstrates how something that seems so perfect on the outside isn’t all that great on the inside. 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