“With fools, there is no companionship. Rather than to live with men who are selfish, vain, quarrelsome, and obstinate, let a man walk alone (Buddha). “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson was published in 1948, this was shortly after the end of World War II. Shirley established a period in time where society was insensitive in her book. Violence was a main factor in people’s lives at this time. The Holocaust was a major part of World War II. It revealed that society may accept genocide. This was if people were convinced that it would save their own group’s lives. Another concern in 1948 was the spread of Communism. Communists were taking over Czechoslovakia. This meant that it would become a totalitarian state. Describing a form of government that
