... theme of the story is evident, and the implication is that the stoning of a human being is a sacrifice to the vegetation gods who each year bring back life to the flowers and fields-(36-37). This idea would be, at first, overlooked by the reader, however, Jackson says the men began to gather "speaking of planting and rain-(138). Also, when some of the village people start talking about giving up the lottery Old Man ... much trouble and damaged crops. Halloween has always been associated with evil, pagan acts. The last important role in analyzing the setting of "The Lottery- is Jackson's...

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• Grade Level: High School