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“The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a fall-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green” (78). It was the day for the tradition that no one wanted to change, much like the weather. It was a beautiful day in the small town of about three hundred, where the annual event would take place. People gathered in the town square for the lottery, which was to be held at 10 o’clock in the morning. People gathered much like people gather today after church, a sporting event, or even a picnic. Children were playing and having a good time. It was a time that they looked forward to, and a time that they wouldn’t want to change. They gathered rocks in the
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This was an unchanged tradition that everyone remembers and everyone went to, except one, Mrs. The people don’t want to change the black box. We see it in the history of the black box, we see it in the attitudes of the people and children, we see it in Mr. Summers, who owned a coal business, seemed like a happy easy going kind of guy but his life wasn’t very happy.
A story of a lot of symbolism is “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson; this symbolism suggests resistance to change. No one had told them to do it, but they knew that they had to because of the tradition. Summers, and we see it in old man Warner. Wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans, Mr. It is overlooked by people that are comfortable with what is already being done.
Once the people had gathered and the children collected the rocks, the conductor of the lottery entered the square. If the box changes then so will the tradition and no one wants that. He also talks about how the young people aren’t wise and that they shouldn’t change things.
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