Though we might live in a high;y advanced society, we are still possess those ugly features of a typical human being. Below, I will state and give examples of the features that we practise currently what we can learn from 'The Lottery'.
We can learn that we should eliminate or eradicate meaningless traditional or religious practises that manipulate us into doing acts against our moral values. This is seen when the villagers blindly follow traditions; no questions asked. The villagers are willing to go through with the lottery for the sake of tradition, killing one another for it and even feeling that it is a so-called "civic duty". One such example that exists in our present society would be terrorists killing and bombing innocent people for the sake of their God.
Furthermore, we can also learn from the story that we should try to be sincere as a person and not hypocritical like the villagers. Mrs. Hutchinson protests wildly on the unfairness of the process of voting but is quite acceptant of it at first. She was in quite a good mood at the start of the lottery and even joked about leaving “m’dishes in the sink”. However, when her husband, Bill Hutchinson won the lottery, she suddenly turned frightened as she was terrified of drawing the black spot and cried that Mr. Summers” didn’t give him time enough to take any paper he wanted”, even going as far as to make " Don and Eva" take a chance so as to minimize personal risk. This is extremely hypocritical of her as she supported the lottery at first but resisted and argued against it when she was in personal danger.
I think that hypocrisy still exists in our modern society. For example, In America, those who are fortunate enough to remain employed don't really care about those people who lose their jobs because of the economic crisis,and may even hate them for causing higher taxes so as to pay for their Welfare claims. This is until they lose their own jobs. Then, they complain the government isn't doing enough to support the unemployed and demand higher Welfare payouts.
Additionally, Compliance that is illustrated in The Lottery is still depicted presently. The villagers comply with the annual lottery with no questions asked and do not question the result or the morality of the lottery, save for those who are personally affected. We also just comply with rules and regulations, regardless of whether they are right or wrong. For instance, the Japanese and German soldiers attacked and tried in vain to conquer other countries. Why didn't they stand up and fight against their government? They just complied with the rules the government implemented and invaded wherever and whenever the government ordered them to.
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