· How does Jackson use the mention of “stones” in the first few paragraphs to set a subtly ominous tone?
Of course the author made a subtly mention but full of cruelty. Bobby Martin and his friends don’t seem like commons children, they seem like angels of the hell. They knew what will happen in the “lottery” with those “smoothest” stones; however they were gathering the stones making jokes and laughing at the same time. I think the author tried to gives us a specific context of a rare and gloomy environment of that town.
I don't know carlos. When I read that description about children collecting the stones, I thought that was a game for them.
ReplyDeleteI still think they are not as aware of what the game is about as they parents are.
I didn´t see as something bad what they were doing because that children make jokes, laugh and gather stones is something that even all of us have done before, haven´t we?
Well, either you´re right or I am, I would never like to live in that town... haha
Hi Carlos,
ReplyDeleteI agree that it's gloomy, but in some ways I think Jackson's point is that it's not so rare!
The children aren't necessarily demonic or bad, but they are, like all of us did, participating in cultural traditions before they realize their significance. Of course, not all traditions are bad; however, Jackson wants to provoke us, to wake us up, and ask us to examine ourselves and the world around us.
The children in this village were just following a tradition which was normal for them. They were raised with this thought in their minds.
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