The short answer is Human Sacrifice. the author, Shirley Jackson wrote the short story to do a sort of feasibility study on what if society still practiced this seemingly barbaric trait. well in a way it does, what with Capital Punishment, War, the specific tactic of suicide bombings, etc. The plot takes place (On the ground ) in what appesrs to be an other-times United States, and has nothing to do with Science Fiction.
Despite its great social impact the story of the lottery is really only a retelling of the biblical story found in Joshua chapter 7; a story that has been around for over 4000 years.
realistic fiction
The theme in Tangerine is that the truth always comes out. The truth shall set you free!
what is the genre of the book
Optimism.
New World Order
Everyone deserves to love and be loved.
Everyone deserves to love and be loved.
Cultural Impetus. It got started and they fear to stop it.
the moral is "Don't build castles in the air"
The themes are outdated traditions and scapegoats.
The theme of this book is that you don't always get what you want.....
A store clerk who helps Georgie & gives him a lottery ticket.
Tampa Florida
I think the theme of this book is Friendship, Power and Language.
theme of the book is the lesson or moral of the story, books can have more than one theme.
Its ironic,or has irony,because when we hear Lottery we think money,and huge amount of prizes.Instead in "The Lottery" it is revealed at the end that it was the winning of death.And not fortune.That was the biggest Irony in that story.Hope this answers your question!
The theme of this book is the love between the parents and the child.