I just read The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. It was a little twisted. I think that the ritual of stoning a citizen to ensure a good harvest is sad.... but calling the ritual "the lottery" is even more interesting. when i think of a lottery, i think of gambling and winning money. something that is both good and bad; throwing away money to have the rare possibility of winning, but then there is the opportunity to win a lot of money. The ritual was a little disturbing. This reminds me of the Hunger Games and shares the parallel of drawing names of people who are being sacrificed. The works both show the dark side of humanity.