The Capitalistic Nature vs. the Democratic Illusion Society as a whole, from the bottom of the food chain to the top, has always been a story of “survival of the fittest.” The strongest and most powerful have usually dominated while the weaker and less fortunate have been left in the dust. This attitude even remains true in the capitalistic and democratic nation that we know today. Shirley Jackson’s story, The Lottery, is a very …showed first 75 words of 1972 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1972 total…all be more alert to other’s feelings and look inside ourselves instead of throwing the criticism around so freely. If not, then the next generation, which is so easily influenced as we can see through this short story, will have nothing else to go by and will continue on with this negative aspect of humanity. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Jackson, Shirley. “The Lottery.” Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing. New York: Prentice Hall, 2001. pgs 268-273.