In its time, "The Lottery" was very controversial because it was seen as an attack on small rural towns, which made made up a very significant portion of America. It was a message saying that tradition should not be followed blindly because it is illogical or even harmful. However, over time, the message was taken into account and people began to question why they did certain things. It even held so much impact that it became the inspiration for the popular book and movie series, "The Hunger Games".

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In the poems, “I Ask My Mother to Sing” and “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” the poets expresses their appreciations for the culture and history they belong to.

Both the poems highlights the importance of remembering the nationality that people belong to. The poems presents the theme of love towards the culture and language to which they are associated to. Living in the foreign place shall not be the reason of forgetting the culture and place to which an individual belong to.

In the poem “I Ask My Mother to Sing”, the poet is a Chinese American who have never visited China. His love for his country has flourished in the foreign country as well. He asks his mother and grandmother to sing the song of his country. This song helps him to connect with his land and feel its presence even in the foreign place.

In the poem “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”, Langston Huges speaks of the black cultural identity that he and his people has incorporated in themselves. The poem highlights the historical importance of the African race. Living in the foreign world has not dissociated the people from tehir culture and identity.

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