The message I think the author is conveying by making Tessie the only individual to state that this tradition is wrong is:
Those who fight against meaningless traditions and the status quo are usually the ones who are hurt by those traditions and the status quo.
- This question refers to the short story "The Lottery," by Shirley Jackson.
- In the story, villagers of a rural town hold a lottery every year. However, the <u>winner</u> of the lottery <u>does not get a prize</u>.
- Instead, the <u>winner </u>is <u>killed </u>by the other villagers as a form of sacrifice for good harvest.
- This year, Tessie is the winner. And she is the only one who says that the tradition is wrong.
- However, no one, not even her own family, listens to her. <u>She is killed by the others</u> anyway.
- That shows that meaningless traditions and the status quo hurt people. Usually, <u>the ones who realize that and complain about it are precisely the ones getting hurt.</u>
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