In the short story "The Lottery", author Shirley Jackson uses symbolism and imagery to develop a theme that brings out the evil and inhuman nature of tradition and the danger of when it is carried out with ignorance. In the story, Jackson introduces characters whose names are very symbolic to the story. They ultimately foreshadow the climax of the story. There is Mr. Summers who conducts the lottery. Its name is significant because the lottery takes place on a hot summer day. There is also Mr. Graves who is the postmaster. He helps Mr. Summers prepare the names for the lottery and helps him conduct the lottery. His name is significant because it predicts that there will be a grave because at the end of the lottery someone will die. Mr. Graves is also one of the first people at the front of the crowd ready to throw stones. Ultimately he will send her to the grave. This suggests that there will be a death during the summer, which is the final result of the lottery draw. The lottery consists of a black box filled with white pieces of paper and a marked piece of paper. The person who draws the marked piece of paper is the one who suffers the horrible fate of being stoned. This black box is very significant because it is the symbol of tradition. As per tradition, it has been used for many years. Because the symbol in this story is the black box, which is used in the lottery process. . The box is a symbol of tradition and just like tradition; It has been used for many years. “It was said that the current box was made with some pieces of the box that preceded it, the one that was built when the first people settled to form a village.” It's old and needs to be replaced with a new one but no one... middle of paper... everyone was against the person who didn't follow the tradition. No matter how normal the people of the city seemed at the beginning of the story, they turned out to be cruel and cruel people. The stones transformed them into monsters. Jackson uses the lottery itself as an ironic symbol of tradition in the story. In today's society, a lottery is an event that has positive connotations related to it. A lottery is a game associated with fun, chance, enjoyment and expectation. Good things usually come from lotteries especially for those who win. Furthermore, those who don't win have nothing to lose. Lotteries arouse a feeling of great anticipation for a wonderful outcome. Throughout history, the lottery is projected as a harmless and affable pastime, as it is used in today's society; however, at the end of the story it ends in disaster.