One example is when Old Man Warner said, “seventy-seventh year I been in the lottery.” This makes him seem unlucky because he has been in the lottery 77 times and never won, but it is lucky because it means he has escaped death 77 times. Also, the dot on the lottery slip normally symbolizes winning and good things, but in “The Lottery” the dot symbolizes death. This shows that even though that is what it always looks like or seems like that’s not what is happening. Symbolism is a large contributor to the theme of the
One example is when Old Man Warner said, “seventy-seventh year I been in the lottery.” This makes him seem unlucky because he has been in the lottery 77 times and never won, but it is lucky because it means he has escaped death 77 times. Also, the dot on the lottery slip normally symbolizes winning and good things, but in “The Lottery” the dot symbolizes death. This shows that even though that is what it always looks like or seems like that’s not what is happening. Symbolism is a large contributor to the theme of the