The Lottery Swot Analysis

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Equality 7-2521 knows this and is aware that the only way for him to truly make an impact is with others at his side. But in order to rally a group one must thoroughly understand the power that they wield over the masses.
The appeal of being a true individualist is the notion that “people should stand for their own” (Finklestein 223). This thinking completely contradicts that of group-minded person who is of the belief that “it is incumbent of the individual to support the group” (Finklestein 264). Collectivist don’t shun the individual, but they are of the full mindset that no one person should really stand a part and that every individual action that is taken should in some way result in a benefit for the group. Often times groups tend to …show more content…

At the outset of the story it is revealed that some communities have begun to abandon the practice of the lottery. The community on which Jackson has chosen to focus has not. In fact the people of this town seem bothered by the notion of abandoning the lottery and believe any town that does so to be ludicrous. It is apparent that this particular town has no intentions of replacing or doing away with the lottery. The group mentality and its obsession with tradition and normalcy is rampant throughout this story. Even the battered black box used to conduct the lottery is irreplaceable as “no one liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box” (Jackson). Jackson paints a picture of a society where no one wants to go against the grain and where the glamour of the group is strong. And as fictional as Miss Jackson’s world is, the collectivist mindset is just as potent in the real world. One major example is the Hitler Youth. Germany’s leader during the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler, was the supreme example of the individualist who relied on collectivist principles. Yet even in the midst of his evil nature and horrendous ideals one cannot deny the fact that Hitler was a frontrunner, a trailblazer, a

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