It happen at some point during our civilization when human sacrifice became an arrogation, executed for a religious purpose, a cult, or as a ritual to please their gods in which they believe in. In the story, The Lottery by Shirley Jackson she introduces us to a luck-of-the-draw conformity among the villagers in the story. Jackson’s reveals that humans commit barbaric genocides by the peer pressure and be subsequent to tradition. The lottery is held in June during the beautiful summer in order to please the gods to allow bountiful harvest; therefore, one pure innocent human life was offered.
Similarly, like the Aztecs from Mexico, who also perform sacrifice rituals. In the video Ancient Mysteries, Human Sacrifice the Aztecs had their own ancient rituals costing many lives of innocent followers and enemies. Whether it is for harvest, appeasing of the gods or as a form of abomination, they all believe that the hearts, skin, and liquids on veins [blood] including human bloodshed is a precious gift to the gods they worship. Jackson’s critiques the harm in acquiring conformity, including the potential dangers to eyeless tradition.
At first, in the story The Lottery, the event seems to be festive though it is clear that no one is excited to win it. “The original paraphernalia for the lottery had been lost long ago, and the black box now resting on the stool had been put into use even before Old Man Warner, the oldest man in town, was born. Mr. Summers spoke frequently to the villagers about making a new box, but no one liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box. ” (5) A black box on square town is placed yearly to raffle the lives of the villagers as a symbol of dominance.
The winner will be stone to death by the villagers, family members also take part on it; they are submitted by the hierarchy dictators who implement rituals in order to achieve their needs, which is corn. Mr. Summers recites “Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon”? since he is one of the oldest villagers in square town who want to keep traditions just in the old days, intact. The lottery sound as a rewarding price to those who are unaware of the real cause[the outsiders], the villagers have somewhat an innocence in inherent evil death.
The lottery was conducted – as were the square dances, the teen club, the Halloween program – by Mr. Summers, who had time and energy to devote to civic activities. ” (4) The ritual is projected to the people at a young age so that they be ecome accustom and free of guilt when the time of execution comes. “It’s not the way it used to be. ” Old Man Warner said clearly. “People ain’t the way they used to be. ” (68 – 69) The cost to conformity makes people ashamed, being depart from their loved ones while tied to a culture they have to abide by.
They villagers feel they could not take on bigger groups who did not want change, they were not being voicedout rather submissive into accepting one’s thoughts or simply by adherence of tradition. By contrast with the Aztecs from Mexico, in the video Ancient Mysteries, Their cult is somewhat similar to what the villagers believe in the story The Lottery. The Aztecs in Tenochtitlan are bloodthirsty. Their human sacrifice consist in pleasing the gods of the sun and others goddess in order to establish or reestablished a relation with the gods they worship.
They consider human blood, the hearts and other parts of the body to be more sacred than water as a pure offer. This implications came from ideas and thoughts from the christian bible extending to the muslim Quran. In both cultures, no one object or reveal in the potential dangers in accepting tradition. Yes, people did this sacrifice to satisfy their gods and continue to do so for centuries until revolution took place and explain that it has to do with climate and mother nature to produce a bountiful harvest. Their rituals are not useful, rather a religious act.
Both cultures performed similar protocols in appeasing the gods. According to the video, The Aztecs would sacrifice on top of their pyramids their members or an enemy they capture from another tribe will be bloodshed, including stoning decapitations as form of ritual offerings. They would also wear the removed skin from the enemy to prove their abilities as capable warriors to be fear, and as a form to gain respect. By doing so, they taught they will have god’s like power. Some of them accepted death spiritually to embrace the reward in being next to the god of the sun, but also to petition for their families protection.
Once again, people blindly follow their leaders and their ideas that are mundane and nonsense. In addition, still in parts of the world like North Korea, people are abolished in honoring a leader (who implements laws to dominate them. Everyone follows the one who shows power over government, over the majority of population, and the country in which they live in. People do things for a culture, Projected blindness without stepping back to question. In North Korea, no one is allowed to have access to the internet because the government is concern about the west reputation.
It is a dictatorship, a cult of prevention taking away one’s freedom. Since these people are accustomed into believing is the right thing one despot has followed through his successors; questioning is not a choice rather a death sentence or worse being executed. Everyone at least agrees is the right thing. Coming back to Jackson’s conclusion in the potential harm in being eyeless to situations that are a form of human oppression. Conformity is the cause of misinterpretation of thoughts and ideas one person or a group develops; wrong connections been formed for a purpose.
Many philosophers have long recognized that language is inherently vague, misunderstood, and even worded to benefit an individual. Culture does matter as a way to embrace a culture that people share. Religion and rituals shouldn’t be used to mortify individuals, it should be to learn good things from our culture and how we can shape it for our future nation. Generalizing and developing new theories that seeks to provide an explanation, a description from the standpoint of the members of a community can make a big impact among society.
It happen at some point during our civilization when human sacrifice became an arrogation, executed for a religious purpose, a cult, or as a ritual to please their gods in which they believe in. In the story, The Lottery by Shirley Jackson she introduces us to a luck-of-the-draw conformity among the villagers in the story. Jackson’s reveals that humans commit barbaric genocides by the peer pressure and be subsequent to tradition. The lottery is held in June during the beautiful summer in order to please the gods to allow bountiful harvest; therefore, one pure innocent human life was offered.
Similarly, like the Aztecs from Mexico, who also perform sacrifice rituals. In the video Ancient Mysteries, Human Sacrifice the Aztecs had their own ancient rituals costing many lives of innocent followers and enemies. Whether it is for harvest, appeasing of the gods or as a form of abomination, they all believe that the hearts, skin, and liquids on veins [blood] including human bloodshed is a precious gift to the gods they worship. Jackson’s critiques the harm in acquiring conformity, including the potential dangers to eyeless tradition.
At first, in the story The Lottery, the event seems to be festive though it is clear that no one is excited to win it. “The original paraphernalia for the lottery had been lost long ago, and the black box now resting on the stool had been put into use even before Old Man Warner, the oldest man in town, was born. Mr. Summers spoke frequently to the villagers about making a new box, but no one liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box. ” (5) A black box on square town is placed yearly to raffle the lives of the villagers as a symbol of dominance.
The winner will be stone to death by the villagers, family members also take part on it; they are submitted by the hierarchy dictators who implement rituals in order to achieve their needs, which is corn. Mr. Summers recites “Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon”? since he is one of the oldest villagers in square town who want to keep traditions just in the old days, intact. The lottery sound as a rewarding price to those who are unaware of the real cause[the outsiders], the villagers have somewhat an innocence in inherent evil death.
The lottery was conducted – as were the square dances, the teen club, the Halloween program – by Mr. Summers, who had time and energy to devote to civic activities. ” (4) The ritual is projected to the people at a young age so that they become accustom and free of guilt when the time of execution comes. “It’s not the way it used to be. ” Old Man Warner said clearly. “People ain’t the way they used to be. ” (68 – 69) The cost to conformity makes people ashamed, being depart from their loved ones while tied to a culture they have to abide by.
They villagers feel they could not take on bigger groups who did not want change, they were not being voicedout rather submissive into accepting one’s thoughts or simply by adherence of tradition. By contrast with the Aztecs from Mexico, in the video Ancient Mysteries, Their cult is somewhat similar to what the villagers believe in the story The Lottery. The Aztecs in Tenochtitlan are bloodthirsty. Their human sacrifice consist in pleasing the gods of the sun and others goddess in order to establish or reestablished a relation with the gods they worship.
They consider human blood, the hearts and other parts of the body to be more sacred than water as a pure offer. This implications came from ideas and thoughts from the christian bible extending to the muslim Quran. In both cultures, no one object or reveal in the potential dangers in accepting tradition. Yes, people did this sacrifice to satisfy their gods and continue to do so for centuries until revolution took place and explain that it has to do with climate and mother nature to produce a bountiful harvest. Their rituals are not useful, rather a religious act.
Both cultures performed similar protocols in appeasing the gods. According to the video, The Aztecs would sacrifice on top of their pyramids their members or an enemy they capture from another tribe will be bloodshed, including stoning decapitations as form of ritual offerings. They would also wear the removed skin from the enemy to prove their abilities as capable warriors to be fear, and as a form to gain respect. By doing so, they taught they will have god’s like power. Some of them accepted death spiritually to embrace the reward in being next to the god of the sun, but also to petition for their families protection.
Once again, people blindly follow their leaders and their ideas that are mundane and nonsense. In addition, still in parts of the world like North Korea, people are abolished in honoring a leader (who implements laws to dominate them. Everyone follows the one who shows power over government, over the majority of population, and the country in which they live in. People do things for a culture, Projected blindness without stepping back to question. In North Korea, no one is allowed to have access to the internet because the government is concern about the west reputation.
It is a dictatorship, a cult of prevention taking away one’s freedom. Since these people are accustomed into believing is the right thing one despot has followed through his successors; questioning is not a choice rather a death sentence or worse being executed. Everyone at least agrees is the right thing. Coming back to Jackson’s conclusion in the potential harm in being eyeless to situations that are a form of human oppression. Conformity is the cause of misinterpretation of thoughts and ideas one person or a group develops; wrong connections been formed for a purpose.
Many philosophers have long recognized that language is inherently vague, misunderstood, and even worded to benefit an individual. Culture does matter as a way to embrace a culture that people share. Religion and rituals shouldn’t be used to mortify individuals, it should be to learn good things from our culture and how we can shape it for our future nation. Generalizing and developing new theories that seeks to provide an explanation, a description from the standpoint of the members of a community can make a big impact among society.
