The Lottery

Beth Goobie

The Lottery is a captivating story about bullying and friendship. Sally is this years lottery “winner” therefore no one in the school is permitted to speak to her, and her closest friends turn on her. She is forced to deliver threats to other students and carry out jobs from the shadow council. It is by doing so that she relizes the true meaning of friendship, and is able to stand up to peer pressure and protect the school.
I recomend The Lottery for two main reasons. Beth Goobie is an extreamly talented author and portrays bullying in two very unique and powerful ways. She illustates the view of Sally from other students perspectives and from her own. She also creates bone chilling charactors and unbeliveable situations. After reading the lottery i have a whole new perspective on bullying, so i would encourage others to do the same.
The opening shot of a movie based on the book would be of a school with no visable activity. It would then show inside the school in a hallway filled with exited students ALL in groups chatting and laughing. A girl would walk down the isleway alone, and as she passed each group, it would become silent. The students would turn to stare at her and as she reached the end of the hallway she would walk up to a door, a normal wood door, knock, and enter.


“You know how it works. Everyone co-operates. Everyone wants a victim, Sally…and now it’s your turn."

Miranda Treloar