Metaphor Essay
             "The Lottery", a short story, by Shirley Jackson, has become a metaphoric representation of my life, or life in general. I've thought about this story often after reading it. I even told it to a few people. It made me reflect on my own selfishness in relation to the society around me. It's symbolism regarding how we just accept tradition without question, even to the point of murder, is a brilliant idea. I felt the black box had the most symbolic meaning, I felt that it symbolized consequences in life. Also the story was set in a small town, it reminded me a lot of the town I grew up in, because it seemed to be "set in its ways". As for symbolizing me, it was when Mrs. Hutchinson was being stoned at the end, that part had a significant impact on me. I can relate to this metaphorically because, sometimes I feel the world is "stoning" me. I'm sure everyone has felt this way at some point and time. We may not be killing in the physical sense, but with evil thought, deed, and intention people are "stoned" daily. This is a frightening insight into the ugliness of humanity in its cruelest form. It also gives us a universal look at how inhumane people can sometimes be.
             First of all, the theme of the story begins with a cheerful crowd then tension builds as the lottery is played out. Then when each individual (with the exception of Mrs. Hutchinson) realizes that they did not win the lottery, they are more than cheerful to stone one of their fellow citizens to death, glad in the fact that it isn't them. This made me realize, although I'm not proud of it, that even I have acted selfish. I thought of the times that I have caused someone else pain so that I would not have to suffer. Tessie (Mrs. Hutchinson) herself started out with these same emotions until she finds that she has won the lottery, and then she represents the horror
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