Question

Which of the following describes a theme or the text the lottery

Answer 1

Answer:

Even if something is cruel, people have the tendency to follow the crowd and participate.

Explanation:

The given question refers to the text The Lottery written by Shirley Jackson. It tells about a lottery that takes place in a village every year. All of the villagers participate, despite some of them initially not wanting to. The entire time we think that it's a typical lottery, but, in the end, it turns out that the villagers are choosing whom they're going to stone.

The options you were given are the following:

• Even if something is cruel, people have the tendency to follow the crowd and participate.
• Sometimes a few people must be sacrificed to ensure the group’s survival.  
• Important decisions should not be made by lotteries.
• Traditions help people understand the past.

Based on the information about what the text is about, we can conclude that its theme is that, even if something is cruel, people have the tendency to follow the crowd and participate.