“The Lottery” is an interesting tale of an urban village that has continued its ancient old traditions. The way Jackson hid the true intentions of the lottery with subtle symbolism is remarkable. The reader gets hooked just like I did and led to a shocking ending of someone dying. Once I realized what this story was entailing, I became disgusted and shocked that a society would do this to their own. The story seemed natural and almost real in every sense. People were given attitudes and emotions which anyone would have. It reminds you of history class where the Aztecs would sacrifice people on an altar to appease their gods or the Salem witch trials where people would be hung due to traditions. In the end of it all, it is not that hard to
