Probably rooted from an underlying fear which illustrates that their is a kind of guilt. Also as Tessie Hutchinson is being stoned to death she does not question the reasoning behind the lottery, but why it should be her that has to die. What would happen to them and their crops should they choose to stop the lottery? Instead of having to adapt to change, they choose to sway from it completely.One aspect of tradition is that it may be past down from one generation to the next through it’s practice. This ensures that the tradition survives. “Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of stones, and the other boys soon followed his example...eventually they made a great pile of stones in one corner of the square and guarded against the raids of the other boys.” (Jackson 422) It is illustrated that the children’s behavior has been influenced by the actions of their parents and innocently utilize the behavior as a part of their play. The children seem to primitively grasp the concept of what the lottery means to the town as they play, protecting the stones as if they were gold. “The children had stones already, and someone gave little Davy Hutchinson few pebbles.” (Jackson 428) This illustrates that the people would go to enormous lengths to ensure that traditions are followed and passed along. They expect a small child who is unaware of what is about to occur to participate in such an event. They expect that the family of the victim will participate in the sacrifice/murder of a member of their own family. The irony of this act is that though the sacrifice is performed with good intention, from a ethical aspect it is completely immoral. “Clean forgot what day it was,” she said to Mrs. Delacroix, who stood next to her and they both laughed softly. “Thought my old man was back stacking wood, “ Mrs. Hutchinson went on, “and then I looked out the window and...
