Motivation In The Lottery By Shirley Jackson

The town is accountable because they continued to do the lottery even if they felt it was wrong. The reader can tell the townspeople didn't feel right about the lottery from the mood that was presented. Throughout the story, there’s hesitation when it comes to the black box. There’s also a nervous and serious mood. Along with the mood, many seem to be in a hurry to get it over with which gives the impression that the lottery was something not liked. When Mr. Summers asks a group of men to help him with the black box, the narrator states “there was hesitation before the two men” (Jackson 1) showing they were scared of the black box. When Mr. Summers begins to call heads of the families, the narrator presents the mood by saying “The people had