The Symbolism of Jackson's 'The Lottery' Explained

black box representing a solemn tradition to which the town clings, and households

In each PUZZLE and each BONUS WORD, scratch only the letters that match those in the YOUR 20 LETTERS box 3 Scratch each of the COIN symbols in PUZZLE 1 and

black and white slot lottery, but this is no ordinary lottery Each household selects a slip of paper from a black box, and whoever selects the marked slip loses

black river gold slot The black box and the black spot are symbolic of the one who will be the sacrifice, the one who has the worst luck and will be the