The Lottery

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The thing that catches my attention more than anything in this story “The Lottery” is the character Mrs. Dunbar. She is an ironic symbol by being traditional and changing at the same time. We see her at four different points in this story. Each time we see her she makes small breaks within herself that contradict tha lottery’s traditions. At the same time she upholds the tradtion of the lottery and emphasizes a mothers traditional role.
Thefirst time we see Mrs. Dunbar, she is standing in for her husband during the lottery. In this action she is representing the tradtional setting of the lottery by following what has always been done. At the same time she breaks the tradition by being the only woman to pick from the black box. She upholds the traditional role of motherhood by being her husband’s representative in place of her son. This protects her son from the head of household’s burden and the deadly consequences that come with that title. This shows the time-honored role of the mother as a protector of her children.
The second time we see Mrs. Dunbar she seems aqnxious and troubled. She repeats: “I wish they’d hurry”; “I wish they’d hurry”. She shows her anxiety over the lottery’s rituals. Since most of its history and meaning has been forgotten she wishes for it to be concluded and at the same time not wanting its deadly outcome. “You get ready to tell your Dad” trying to get her son out of the bad situation. This again shows the mothers traditional role.
When it is known which family is chosen she hurriedly gets her son out of there, “Go tell your father”. With this action she is keeping with the tradtion by staying herself for the end of the lottery, but by telling her son to go she is eliminating him from the tradtion and protecting him at the same time.
The next time we see Mrs. Dunbar she has picked small stones and is holding them in both hands. By grasping small stones she will inflict less pain on Mrs. Hutchiso