Sati pratha is a suicide ritual that some Hindus practice. When the husband dies of an unnatural cause the wife would have to jump into the fire that is being used to cremate the husband. This is a very old tradition, and if the widow did not want to kill herself, she would be forced to by the people of the town. In The Lottery, the villagers also followed an old tradition which involved the death of a person. In both texts the people were forced to follow through with the tradition. For example, sometimes a widow would not want to kill herself but she was forced to. In The Lottery, Tess Hutchinson did not think the lottery was fair and didn’t want to die, but the villagers still stoned her to death, because it was part of the tradition.Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Sati Pratha
Sati pratha is a suicide ritual that some Hindus practice. When the husband dies of an unnatural cause the wife would have to jump into the fire that is being used to cremate the husband. This is a very old tradition, and if the widow did not want to kill herself, she would be forced to by the people of the town. In The Lottery, the villagers also followed an old tradition which involved the death of a person. In both texts the people were forced to follow through with the tradition. For example, sometimes a widow would not want to kill herself but she was forced to. In The Lottery, Tess Hutchinson did not think the lottery was fair and didn’t want to die, but the villagers still stoned her to death, because it was part of the tradition.
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'' When the husband dies of an unnatural cause the wife would have to jump into the fire that is being used to cremate the husband. This is a very old tradition, and if the widow did not want to kill herself, she would be forced to by the people of the town.''
ReplyDeleteWhat a load of BOLLIX - Khalistani bollix fairy tale myth initially started by British xtian missionaries. Bosdi k you need proper education - READ THIS :
https://indiafacts.org/sati-atrocity-narrative-civilizing-mission/#_ednref8