“The Lottery” has many obvious themes and symbols as well as some that are not so easily observable. One of the main themes to this story is tradition and how it looses its meaning as time goes by. When the significance of a tradition or a ritual gets lost, it can be dangerous. The tone that Shirley Jackson uses in “The Lottery” is not completely consistent with the themes mentioned above. She uses a light …showed first 75 words of 690 total…

…showed last 75 words of 690 total…lottery is about. This way the readers try to find evidence that leads to the end or to the purpose of the lottery. Shirley Jackson describes the reactions of the characters in this story and acquaints us with their world_ but not what they are thinking, only the way they act. She wants us to explain the odds of the lottery, make conclusions and judgments as why the town-people are acting weird towards this lottery.