The Lottery Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" leaves the reader feeling uncomfortably disturbed. It is a story about society, traditions and the way we follow them just because generations before us have. In general, a tradition is something that's been handed down from g...

The LotteryMerriam-Webster's online dictionary defines tradition as, an inherited,established, or customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior (as areligious practice or a social custom) and the handing down ofinformation, beliefs, and customs by word of mouth or by example fromone generation t...