The Lottery Quote Analysis

The Lottery is a short story written by Shirley Jackson. In the story, its use multiple symbol. According to the story,” the black box grew shabbier each year…” (1). When you think of black, you think about evil or death. So, the black box can be a symbol between life or death for each and every person. Another quote state, “it had a black spot on it…” (6). The black spot on the paper can show a symbol for the family been marked for death. Also, when you pull a piece of paper out the box its can show a symbol of a horrible outcome is about to accrue. Another quote state,” although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones” (6). The stones symbol death. Why? Because in the story