Difference Between The Hunger Game And The Lottery

“It’s okay. It’s just a dream (The Hunger Game, 2012).” This quotation is spoken by Katniss Everdeen, and it was for soothing her sister after she got dream about participating the hunger game. This quotation shows that the hunger game is scary events to participate. When Tessie Hutchinson got pick from the lottery, she showed her fear and tried to undo it, as well (Jackson, 2016). Although ‘The Hunger Game’ and ‘The Lottery’ differ in the purpose of the ritual tradition and the people who participate the ritual tradition, both of them shows that following blind tradition may lead to the death.

To begin with, first difference between ‘The Hunger Game’ and ‘The Lottery’ is the purpose of the ritual tradition. It is true that both of them follows the ritual tradition. However, they have different purpose to do so. In the movie , the purpose of the hunger game was to atone their previous rebellion and to prevent another one (The Hunger Games, 2012). On the other hand, the purpose of the lottery was to wish for a rich year (Jackson, 2016). Therefore, ‘The Hunger Game’ and ‘The Lottery’ has different reason why the ritual tradition is happening.

Furthermore, ‘The Hunger Game’ and ‘The Lottery’ has the difference between what kind of people are participating in the blind tradition.

All the people in the town should participate the lottery in the book (Jackson, 2016). It doesn’t matter how old or young they are. In contrast, not all the people participate the hunger game. Only one boy and one girl, age between 12 to 18 from each district, got chance to join the huger game (The Hunger Game, 2012). Thus, range of people who participate the tradition is another difference between ‘The Hunger game’ and ‘The

Lottery.’

Conversely, both ‘The Hunger Game’ and ‘The Lottery’ shows that following blind tradition could lead to the death. In the ‘The Hunger Game’ only the winners of the game survive and the other participants are all died (The Hunger Game, 2012). There is really low chance of survive when one got chosen. In the ‘The Lottery’, the finial winner of the lottery dies. (Jackson, 2016) When one won the final lottery, it is impossible to avoid the death. Therefore, the similarity of ‘The Hunger Game’ and ‘The Lottery’ is that people who participate the blind tradition have possibility to die.

In conclusion, there are couple difference and similarity between ‘The Hunger Game’ and ‘The Lottery’. Both people, who participate the ritual tradition, have risk of the death. In contrast, they have different reasons and range of the people for the annual traditional event. Even though each events has lots of difference, people, especially who participate in it, have to face the death. If the similar ritual tradition is happening in the world, it should be stopped.