ding the baby of the village a few pebbles to throw at Mrs. Hutchinson, the villagers start the idea at a young age. The major problem with this is Davy Hutchinson does not realize that his mother will not tuck him into bed tonight. It doesn’t seem to affect the family of Mrs. Hutchinson because of the fact that they know that it has to be done. Most people would be devastated if a member of their family had to be killed, but again, for this community it is only part of everyday life. As stated before, the villagers don’t even know the meaning behind the lottery, and again Mrs. Jackson states this when she says, “Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones” (238). Even though the villagers forgot what the whole lottery was about, they still only remembered that they had to stone someone to death in the end. Shirley Jackson persuasively presents the story of a town of villagers that lets ignorance run their lives. The major lesson weaving throughout the story teaches the reader that, “Tradition is the guide of the ignorant.” This is shown by the mere fact that the villagers of the community are so ignorant that they can’t stand up to what they think is wrong in their life. They are so used to it by now that they don’t think twice about doing it. This is where the ignorance leads them. This major fault is their guide and their ignorance ultimately runs their lives. ...
