The surroundings told are associated to certain things that would be usually seen as a positive thing, as if they were gathering for an exciting event actually conveys the opposite by a hidden feeling of panic and fear amongst the villagers. For instance, "Morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green" (Jackson, Pg. 1). As the openings sentence it is set up to be portrayed or felt that the setting takes place in a small town of villagers with old traditions that still bring them together. Although the actual end result leads to death, the opposite of what is being described at the beginning of the story. Likewise, another example of what is being said and something else is being meant is when it is stated that the boys "broke into boisterous play Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of stones, and the other boys soon followed his example, selecting the smoothest and roundest stones" (Jackson, Pg. 1). The boys are collecting rocks which is seen typically as innocent play for kids, however they are collecting these rocks for later that day to use as a weapon of murder for The Lottery winner. It again is set up so it is believed that there is unity with the village on a day of such tradition as they all band together to celebrate, but nonetheless is actually showing the message behind what is truly being said, which appears to be the opposite. Finally in the setting of the story it is told that The Lottery was to have been taken place on the same grounds "as were the square dances, the teen club, the Halloween program--by Mr. Summers" (Jackson, Pg. 1). Showing again that The Lottery was to be taken lightly because it is held at the same place as every other event that would typically be celebrated. The examples further explain the irony of how the story is set up in the beginning to make the reader think one thing while the very opposite will happen near the end.