Table of Contents
- 1 Why do the villagers never replace the lottery box?
- 2 Why don t the citizens want a new black box?
- 3 Why is the black box important in the lottery?
- 4 Why is so much time spent describing the black box in the lottery?
- 5 What is ironic about the black box in the lottery?
- 6 What is the symbolism of the black box and stones in the lottery?
Why do the villagers never replace the lottery box?
The reason why the villagers do not want to make a new box is because “no one liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box.”1 With that reason, readers can infer that the townspeople do not want to give up their tradition. If they are reluctant on changing…show more content…
Why don t the citizens want a new black box?
They just want the box to stay the same. Their strident belief that the box must not change suggests that they fear change itself, as though one change might lead to other changes.
Why does no one want to make a new box in the lottery?
Mr. Summers always suggests that they make a new box because the current one is shabby, but no one wants to fool around with tradition. Mr. Summers did, however, convince the villagers to replace the traditional wood chips with slips of paper.
Why do you think that the townspeople are reluctant to change or update the worn lottery box?
The villagers show the unwillingness to challenge tradition and superstition. It is the center of the tradition because no matter how old and worn it gets, the villagers refuse to change it due to the tradition that it holds.
Why is the black box important in the lottery?
In “The Lottery,” Jackson says that the black box represents tradition, hence the villagers’ reluctance to replace it, despite its shabbiness. The box also implicitly symbolizes death. This symbolic aspect of the box, however, comes more from its function than its form. Its blackness symbolizes death.
Why is so much time spent describing the black box in the lottery?
Shirley Jackson spends so much time describing the black box because it is a symbol of the lottery itself: something the village clings to despite the fact that the original was lost. The box that the villagers use to store the lots that people draw isn’t the original box; that was lost long ago.
What does the black wooden box symbolize?
The Black Box The shabby black box represents both the tradition of the lottery and the illogic of the villagers’ loyalty to it. These are part of the tradition, from which no one wants to deviate—the lottery must take place in just this way because this is how it’s always been done.
What rumor has begun in the lottery?
Jackson did not fit in easily in North Bennington, and the town likely served as the basis for the New England town depicted in “The Lottery.” After she published “The Lottery,” a rumor began that she herself had actually been stoned by children in the town.
What is ironic about the black box in the lottery?
What is the symbolism of the black box and stones in the lottery?
In “The Lottery,” Shirley Jackson uses the black box and stones to symbolize death in order to support a key theme.
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