Discussion of the Lottery

Duration: 400 Feet

Year Published: 1969

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation

Complete Record: James Durbin, of the Department of English, University of Southern California, suggests the idea of "communal tragedy", the purpose of the lottery in community life; the traditional idea of blood sacrifice to the gods as a plea for a fruitful harvest; of the story as a "parable of our time", of today's society. Companion film to "The Lottery."

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