1. Three Main Symbols in The Lottery
The stones that are used for the stoning are also very symbolic. They symbolize unity, the coming together of all the villagers to stone a villager. ... Hutchinson's son was going to participate in the stoning and in killing his own mother. ... The stones can also symbolize death because stoning is one of the oldest ways of killing a person. ... The stones symbolize death because they are what the whole town uses to kill the villager, by stoning them....
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