1. The Lottery - Throwing Stones at Tradition
The narrator goes on to explain that "although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones" (Jackson 630). In essence, the rules to the lottery, with the exception of the black box and the stoning, are new. ... The narrator goes on to state, "the children had stones already, and someone gave little Davy Hutchinson a few pebbles" (Jackson 630). The children are the first to arrive to the lottery, collect stones for the sacrifice, and are all-around excited for the outcome of the drawing. ... Even Davy, Tess...
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