“The Lottery” develops its theme through the concept of peer pressure, while “The Man in the Well” develops its theme through the concept of power and judgment. For example, in “The Man in the Well”, Aaron, one of the kids, lies to the man and, as a form of power over the man, explains that his father is coming with the police (Sher 3). However, Aaron was influenced by the presence of the other kids to lie to him. “The Lottery” and “The Man in the Well” are also centered around a group versus individual conflict structure. Therefore, the theme for each story happens to represented in a way which involves the consequences of group actions on individuals. Although the stories use different perspectives for the development of theme, both stories share a common
“The Lottery” develops its theme through the concept of peer pressure, while “The Man in the Well” develops its theme through the concept of power and judgment. For example, in “The Man in the Well”, Aaron, one of the kids, lies to the man and, as a form of power over the man, explains that his father is coming with the police (Sher 3). However, Aaron was influenced by the presence of the other kids to lie to him. “The Lottery” and “The Man in the Well” are also centered around a group versus individual conflict structure. Therefore, the theme for each story happens to represented in a way which involves the consequences of group actions on individuals. Although the stories use different perspectives for the development of theme, both stories share a common