comparison and contrast between the lottery by Shirley Jackson and the movie passion of the christ by Mel Gibson

Barabbas had to be met According to Bakerman (201 ) Jackson uses Mrs . Hutchinson to show the people in the society who are consumed by weakness and hypocrisy to stand up against the uncivilized beliefs . Mrs . Hutchinson arrives late and claims to have forgotten what day it was due to her numerous house chores . She further continues to make comments in fear that her family will draw the with a black dot . She continues to complain about the unfairness of the ritual up to her death . It is evident that in any kind

of unfair activity in the society , some people are opposed to them but lack the autonomy to speak out in fear of the authority

The passion of Christ is a beautiful but brutal movie which is a masterpiece of cinematic arts . The movie is generally gut-wrenching excruciating and drains one emotionally . The movie is shockingly violent as it depicts the last twelve hours of the life of Jesus Christ (Garber 52 . The movie is not an entertainment as Mr . Gibson real intentions were for the audience to identify with Jesus . Similarly , the story is a reflection of the authors ' literature skills with the aim of depicting the weaknesses in the human kind and following of baseless traditions He is able to create suspense through out the story and mixes anxiety and fear in a way that the reader cannot really tell what this lottery is all about . Jackson is giving a wake up call to the human race to disapprove and do away with norms and traditions which are not in accordance with the religious beliefs

The short story and the movie share some similarities and differences since they both have a similar view on the society we live in . Jesus was killed due to the selfishness of...