The short story, The Lottery by Shirley Jackson was first published in 1948. It shows the very cruel and passive side of humanity. The story presents a lot of symbolism in many different forms.
The first main symbol of the story is the black box itself. It holds a lot of meaning. It definetly presents the fact of death. It is what decides and what determines everyones future of the village. Everyone knows that their name is in the black box and that they may be the next one to go, but they still go on to live with it because it is just part of their culture. It also represents tradition.
Another significance in the short story is some of the citizens names in the village. Like Mrs.Summers, her last name is summers and the lottery happens in the summer. Another one is Mrs
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