There were a few similarities between the book and movie. One example of a similarity is when Tessie gave excuses to not get killed. When Tessie unfolded her piece of paper she flipped out. She gave excuses like, they didn't give Bill enough time and Eva should've drawn. This matters because it shows that the winner each year most likely didn't want to get killed. It shows that the power of tradition can make you kill people you care and love about. Another similarity the rules. In the book and the movie the rules were that the head of household drew the card, it went alphabetical order, and the one with the dot in the middle of the card won. It matters because if the rules were different in the story or movie the whole story would be different
