The townspeople agree to take part in the lottery and turn against each other for several reasons. One reason the townspeople turn against each other is because they believe that sacrificing a random person will ensure a good harvest as Old Man Warner states in paragraph 32, “Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon.” The villagers also cling to a tradition that they really don’t understand, because it states in paragraph 74 , “The villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones.” In paragraph 32, Old Man Warner also states, “There’s always been a lottery.” It’s clear that the villagers participate in this lottery even though they don’t understand its past, yet they continue to sacrifice
