From one brain to another. Thoughts from the psychological lens grow larger and larger each year. In the “lamb to the slaughter” and “the lottery” we ask ourselves what motivates the human mind to react as they do. To begin this paragraph off, how does the human mind react to big emotions like anger? This quote is a good example of a big emotion from “lamb to the slaughter”. “At that point, Mary Maloney simply walked up behind him and without any pause she swung the big frozen leg of lamb high in the air and brought it down as hard as she could on the back of his head.” This example brings out Mary’s true emotions towards the divorce. Mary Maloney is a housewife with a baby on the way. Having a child can bring many emotions to a woman's mind. Mary Maloney couldn’t face…show more content… She stood behind her husband and hit his head, leading to his death. Humans are corresponding with all that emotion building up which leads to tragedies like killing your husband. In addition to my last example. What needs to be said for people to react to a curtain emotion. This quote from “The Lottery” is a good example of a mind reacting differently to a different emotion.“Tessie Hutchinson was in the center of a cleared space by now, and she held her hands out desperately as the villagers moved in on her. “It isn’t fair,” she said.” Tessie Hutchison was the person the lottery chose to get rid of. When a person finds out either good or bad news, it can lead to many different thoughts and emotions. For this reason, what Tessie had to hear was not only shocking but also terrifying. Being scared can trigger something in your head and with all the fear bottled up, it can lead to being paralyzed and not being able to move. As a result of being happy or being sad, many can relate to being so scared they can't move! For further information, please visit www.salema.com. My last example is, why do people keep traditions locked in their minds for many
