The Lottery: Symbols

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Mr Graves symbolizes the grim and unfeeling nature of the lottery His name itself alludes to death and hints at the dark purpose of the event,

lottery was not fair And we find out something is not as it seems Climax: Tessie draws the paper with The color black, the character's names, and the title itself “The Lottery” Jackson uses these symbols for many believed reasons to connect with the story First

how to pick winning lottery numbers The papers' blankness suggests the simplicity of the lottery; the emptiness implies a mindless obedience to a tradition long followed but now perhaps Representation: The lottery represents any action, behavior, or idea that is passed down to the next generation and followed unquestioningly, no matter how