Being Part Of The Government
Human Right
Thesis Statement
“Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson
George Bergeron
Mrs. Dunbar
Citizens Unite
Quotes & Analysis
Analysis: The citizens in the story have no choice but to wear the weights or else there will be consequence, such as going to jail and paying fines. The government has total control of the citizens which isn’t right because by doing that the citizens don’t get a say in what happens in their lives. They (the government) are violating a human right, which allows people to participate in the government, but the citizens in this story don't have that choice.
Quote: “"I wish they'd hurry," Mrs. Dunbar said to her older son “I wish they'd hurry"” (Jackson 4).
Analysis: The lottery was so important that everyone had to be there even though they didn’t want to be, because it was tradition. As stated in the quote you can tell that Mrs. Dunbar didn’t want to be there, she was nervous probably because she thought she might be the one to get killed. The lottery forces people to kill family members, giving the people no say if they want to do it or not.