Chapter Summary In The Lottery By Shirley Jackson

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Secondly, the villagers who participate in the lottery do not follow the ritual seriously. This can be distinguished by when the population jokes around with the community about the ceremony. The quote,”Bad enough to see young Joe Summers up there joking with everybody,” displays how they do not care about this event, and how they view this major event with less importance. They are making a joke about something that once was accepted with a purpose, that had been passed on from multiple generations. Although the townspeople do not consider the lottery as significant, ultimately, they still organize it every year due to their adherence to custom. they still organize it every year to be an immense event since it is a custom they choose to

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