A Terrific Thing In The Lottery By Shirley Jackson

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The lottery is something that most people see a splendid thing. But in the story “The Lottery” it is the exactly the opposite, the lottery for this village is not what you would not expect. And for two certain character the lottery is somewhat of a good slash bad thing. Old man Warner is the oldest man in the village he leaves in. He has participated in 77 lottery's. Here’s is where what the lottery actually means in this town. In this town, the lottery is an all town participation where if someone in the wins, they are sacrificed to make sure they have good crops for the year. Mr. Warner has survived 77 of them. Mr. Warner completely believes in the lottery, and feels that it is a terrific thing. He hates the fact that it changes over time.