Violence In Shirley Jackson's The Lottery

The concept of Violence holds many meanings , but it won't be taken serious in till the subject of violence is death. The Lottery a short story by Shirley Jackson explains the process a small village goes through for a annual killing. Shirley Jackson author of the story embraces the violence a village commits to in order to keep social stability. The violence previewed in the lottery is in many ways similar to the violence that occurs today . For example The Taliban an Islamic militant group which operates in Afghanistan and west of Pakistan made a government which stands for , the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Was formed in 1994 during the Soviet war in Afghanistan in order to help Afghan resistance against Soviet Union occupation towards

Afghanistan. The United States and Saudi Arabia joined the cause to stop the Soviet Union by aiding the the Taliban with money and supplies. Today the Taliban alike the village in the story both have links towards violence form their history , abusing human rights , and teaching the youth early stages of violence. The village in which the story takes place is a perfect example of the violence the The Taliban impacts on current culture today.
Everything weather is good or evil has it's roots of history . On the early stages of the reading it states "The black box grew shabbier each year ; by now it was no longer completely black but splintered badly along one side to show the original wood color" (327). This statement points out that the black box has been around for many years to the start of the early lottorys. the fact that the box already lost it's black color is a clue that the box is a vintage object to the village . Another statement that relates to history of the lottery is stated on page 327 "because so much of the ritual had been forgotten or discarded " (327) This statement gives evidence by the use of the word ritual , that the lottery is some form of "religious ceremony with a series of actions" (google definitions). Later in the story it's states " Lottery in June , corn be heavy soon " (330) . This textual proof along with the usage of the word ritual point of that the lottery is some form of religious sacrifice for a better harvesting for the village. Compared to the village the Taliban movement forms its roots from northern Pakistan, during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. Similar to Mr.Summers , who is consider the person that runs the village , Mullah Mohammed Omar had led the Taliban since the early 1990s.The Taliban's aim is to impose its interpretation of Islamic laws on Afghanistan and remove foreign influence from the country like the United States .Today the exact number of Taliban forces is to be unknown. The United States , have been at war with the Taliban ever since the tragedy of September 11th. A war the Tailban along side with Al Qaeda call the holy war . Both the Village and the Taliban base their history of origin to some sort of religious practice. The village in one hand performing their annual rituals to the Taliban fighting to impose their version of Islamic laws on their native country .
Death and murder are the main foundations of abusing human rights.
The violence behind the lottery and the Taliban is their similarities in abusing human rights .

Examples is the annual murders the village performs , which in many ways is similar to the many innocent people the Taliban kills. The village agrees on murdering Mrs.Hutchinson when she's chosen. her murder symbolizes violence and abuse of human rights . The cause of death is later stated , "Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box ,they still remembered to use the stones " (333). This statement significants the killing the lottery consist of , is performed by being stoned to death. Using stones to kill some one by far is abusing human rights because no one deserves to die that way . No one deserves to feel the pain of each rock hitting your flesh till die.Later in the book it states "she held her hands desperately as the villagers moved on to her " (334) this statement hints out she didn't want to die . The person killed by the village was a innocent mother who didn't do any harm but choose a unlucky paper that was her ticket to death. Before her death Mrs.Hutchinson states . "It isn't fair, it isn't right ,mrs.hutchinson screamed , and then they were upon her " (334)That description describes the pain and fear mrs.hutchinson felt before dying . The part where it saids "then they were upon her " relates to how the villagers must of attacked her with stones which alone is classified as a abuse to human rights. Compared to violence the village embraces with murder. the Taliban follows by imposing strict Islamic laws on it's people, for example . Women must wear coverings that cover their whole body. They are not allowed to attend school or work and are forbidden to travel alone. Along with strict laws on woman the Taliban also forms part of human trafficking. Taliban officers ran a network of human trafficking which consisted of abducting women and selling them into sex slavery.The Taliban also adds another check to

there list of abusing human rights by murdering civilians with Terrorism acts.
According to the United Nations, the Taliban were responsible for 76% of civilian casualties in Afghanistan in 2009, 75% in 2010 and 80% in 2011.(wikipedia.com). The