acrificial offering that is used to keep the town stable and at peace.In conclusion one town’s stability and prosperity is based on a single tradition, the lottery. It is the backbone of the community, not only does it serve as a day of socialization for the town, but also as a day of sacrificial offering. If this is not performed each year, the townspeople believe the town will be ruined. They believe the town will either lose its crops for the season or the town’s community, as a whole will unravel. From these two significant statements one can see why this tradition is so vital to this little towns existence. ...
