that, whether they be fear, or wisdom. But the beauty of the story is that Jackson places him subtly in The Lottery as a minor character, as to where he isnt given much thought, when he actually plays an important metaphorical role. And the best part of her writing of this character is that there is no definite direction Old Man Warner is going, and that leaves a lot to interpretation. So she doesnt want to tell us how to read this character. She wants our minds to be stimulated by the enigma of Old Man Warner, and for each individual reader to take away something different from the reading. Jackson just wants everyone to put their mind to some good, and challenge the direction of the rest of the world, or follow it if that is what your brain says. Whatever you do, just be able to think about something and reason it out without any outside interference. An example is how much Ive written and thought about a crochety old man, with a tiny part in a twisted story....
