Question 2

            In the story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, The townspeople were very passive toward the plight of the women chosen to be stoned. They believed that, because it was necessary for a good growing season and harvest, they could stone an innocent person to death. There is no reason to sacrifice someone, yet they do it every year to please some greater power. This is connected to how people in biblical ages would sacrifice animals so god would bless them and their harvest. This village seemed much more modern than the ending of the story states.