"The Lottery"- A story of senseless killing, this essay is about the short story by Kate Chopin where a young woman gets stoned to death as e result of a stupid custom.

"The Lottery"- A story of senseless killing Human life is the most precious value on earth and for this reason, with nowadays laws you get big punishments if you harm somebody's life or in the worst case take it away. The story " The Lottery", written by Shirley Jackson, after World War II is set in a small village of 300 inhabitants where every 2nd of June an unusual lottery takes place. Usually we expect the …

…large she had to pick it with both hands. This story shows how not only reasoning and sensitivity are human features but also not giving any importance to other people's lives and killing without a reason. People with the second kind of traits as well as the first ones have always existed in society and will always exist , but it's the society's duty to take out the traits which are dangerous and harmful to her.