What ironies are involved in the villagers' ideas of fairness in The Lottery by Shirley Jackson?

Answer 1

The irony in "The Lottery Ticket" by Anton Chekhov is the fact that the family was once loving and now they are resentful of each other. The story is about wanting something different, rather than being happy with what one has.

Answer 2

There are couple things in "The Lottery" that could be considered ironic. One would be the fact that villagers are taking part in a lottery which suggests that they are going to win a prize, when in fact they get death. There is also a point in the story where the villagers are discussing one of the the nearby villages giving up the lottery and one of the characters "Old Man Warner" says "Next thing you know, they'll be wanting to go back to living in caves." This is ironic because Old Man Warner is alluding to cavemen, who would do something barbaric like stone people to death. There is also the fact that Jackson sets up the whole story as if it were a cheerful, everyday event when it is the complete opposite.

Answer 3

The villagers think this whole ritual is completely fair because they are so used to it since it is tradition. However, it is not fair at all because a poor and innocent person is getting stoned to death.

Answer 4

the entire point of the bet was to prove that death is more humaine than imprisonment. when he could handle the solitude the banker was going to kill the lawyer.

Answer 5

Fear can control peoples actions

is the theme of the book "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson

Answer 6

we need to be aware of the danger of tradition for tradition's sake.

Answer 7

There isn't any