Symbolism in The Lottery - CAITLIN GOMEZ

The age of the box states that there is a tradition and ritual behind the box · Its black colour represents chaos and evil · Having the old black box be placed on

Symbolism in The Lottery - CAITLIN GOMEZ When he arrived in the square, carrying the black wooden box, there was a murmur of conversation among the villagers, and he waved and called,

The age of the box states that there is a tradition and ritual behind the box · Its black colour represents chaos and evil · Having the old black box be placed on

the lottery office In Shirley Jackson's The Lottery, the author has demonstrated each symbol and the meaning that holds behind them The black box is culturally known as a dark

Answers 1 The box contained slips of paper One of these slips of paper has a black spot The family that chooses this slip of paper then

themes of the lottery The black box is the container from which the villagers draw the slips of paper for the lottery, and as part of this tradition, it has special meaning for

Summers spoke frequently to the villagers about making a new box, but no one liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the