Although it is very hard, it is possible to break free of our
cultural heritage. Finance is a major way that society uses to keep us
in line. For example, the child of a rich family will grow up with
money. He or she will never have to worry about not having food on the
table for dinner. He or she will be involved in sports and activities
that involve having a lot of money; skiing, horseback riding, piano
lessons. He or she will be very intelligent because he or she went to a
private school and traveled around the globe. It is very hard for an
individual who grew up in that type of environment to just wake up one
morning and say "I want to go drive a school bus" or "lets go to
McDonalds today" even if they may greatly enjoy that.
"The
Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, shows how difficult it can be for many
people to break from tradition. The stoning of a villager is a
pointless, horrible tradition. Just because "There's always been a
lottery"(871) does not mean that there always has to be a lottery. It is
possible to break free, but there is danger. The majority of people do
not like change, therefore they blindly follow tradition. Once one
person speaks out, then others might agree or they might not. There must
have been someone who spoke up in north village because "they're
talking of giving up the lottery". The benefits of doing this would be
breaking away from the norms, and making new, better traditions.
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