"'Pack of crazy fools,' he said. 'Listening to the young folks, nothing's good enough for them. Next thing you know, they'll be wanting to go back to living in caves...'" -page 268
When I first read the title, I expected the lottery to be something good. Usually when I think of lottery I think of winning something like money or a prize. This lottery is actually for something awful. The person who gets randomly chosen gets stoned to death by the entire village. Even Tessie Hutchinson's son Davy was given stones to throw at her. She is the only one upset, and the rest of the village does not think anything of it. I'm not sure if this is some sort of population control or what. I found the quote above to be even more ridiculous once I knew what the lottery was for. It's ironic how he sees the other village to be barbaric when they are the ones stoning someone to death based off of a lottery. Most of the story has to do with tradition. The lottery has always been a tradition in this village, but many things have changed or are no longer worried about. The box is raggedy, uses paper instead, etc. They are continuing the lottery simply for sake of tradition. I think the author's meaning is that some traditions are not meant to be upkept, especially if the reason for the tradition is no longer even valid. Some traditions are ridiculous and can be done away with.
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