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Topic sentence: The story involves how fate dictates the lives of the characters and how the characters' free will contribute to the plot's development.

Supporting Statement #1: Laius was fated to be killed by his son, Oedipus, whom he planned to be also killed because of the predictions but then, even the King Laius made his way to escape his death still Oedipus managed to kill him in a battle.

Analysis #1: King Laius, greed for power and the love for his life leads him to killed his own son but fate is always intervening. Oedipus had survived and fulfilled the prophecy of killing his own father.

Supporting Statement # 2: Because Oedipus was fated to be the king, he survived all the challenges and struggles and when he met his father in a battle, he killed him not knowing that Laius is his father.

Analysis # 2: Even though people made their own way of escaping his destiny, fate will be making its way also to fulfilled what is destined just like what happened to Oedipus that even he was planned to be killed even he was still a baby, he survived and became the ruling King of Thebes.

Supporting Statement # 3: King Laius was fated to die because of the curse given to him as he violated the laws of hospitality. On the other hand it is Jacosta's free will and decision to hang herself because of guilt after knowing that she married her own son, Oedipus.

Analysis # 3: Even though there are times when it was fated to happen, we can still have made our decision or free will to make things happen just like what happened to Jocasta's own decision of killing herself because of guilt.

Concluding sentence: The story tells how fate moves for the death of the characters. The author is trying to teach us that pre-judgement and following traditions even though they will result to chaos will always lead to devastation. In the case of King Laius if he does not believe in the predictions, he might be still living happily together with his son Oedipus and his wife, Jocasta.

Comparison #1: Both of the stories involve how fate dictates the lives of the characters.

Evidence from Oedipus the King: Laius was fated to be killed by his son, Oedipus, whom he planned to be also killed because of the predictions but then, even the King Laius made his way to escape his death still Oedipus managed to kill him in a battle.

Evidence from Other Text: In the Lottery by Shirly Jackson, Tessie Hutchinson was also brought to death by fate because she had drawn a marked slip of paper and which signifies that she will be the one to be persecuted even though she did nothing wrong.

What are the author's trying to teach us? Is their message the same? How? Is it different? How? What are the further implications?

Both the story tells how fate moves for the death of the characters. The authors are trying to teach us that pre-judgement and following traditions even though they will result to chaos will always lead to devastation. In the case of King Laius if he does not believe in the predictions, he might be still living happily together with his son Oedipus. Likewise, in the Lottery, if only the citizen of the town did not obey their ritual or tradition of lottery, Tessie might have lived her life happily.

Comparison #2: Both the stories have demonstrated old man who dictates or control some traditions and prophecy.

Evidence from Oedipus the King: In the Oedipus the King, the old man serving as the oracle stated the prophecy which have started the struggle in the life of Oedipus.

Evidence from Other Text: In the Lottery, Old Man Warner is the one who is so faithful to the tradition and controls the flow of the Lottery

What are the author's trying to teach us? Is their message the same? How? Is it different? How? What are the further implications?

The author is trying to say that in a citizen there is always somebody who serves as a guide as they are too old have wisdom. However, there is a difference between the oracle and the old man, because the man who have stated the prophecy has gained his wisdom of predicting what will happen but the Old Man Warner, is just the mediator of the tradition who still follow the tradition even though it is a form of murder.

Comparison #3: The two stories have portrayed women, Jocasta and Tessie, who seemed to be vulnerable and who treasure their family.

Evidence from Oedipus the King: Here, Jocasta is a woman who is vulnerable and could not do to protect her son when he was still a baby but she treasured of having a happy family that is why she committed suicide after knowing that Oedipus whom he considered as husband, is her own son.

Evidence from Other Text: In this story, Tessie protested in the lottery because it was her family who was subjected to the lottery. Specifically she was stoned to death though she wanted to still live for her family.

What are the author's trying to teach us? Is their message the same? How? Is it different? How? What are the further implications?

The authors are trying to say that even though we did our best to keep our family we will always be challenged but quitting is never a solution. There is a difference between Tessie and Jocasta because Jocasta killed herself while Tessie who is eager to live was stoned to death by the villagers though she was innocent.

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