Question

In the story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson

why is this community using the lottery ritual at all?

a. it is a form of population control

b. it is just a form of government control/authority

c. it is a type of punishment just for certain families

d. no one remembers why, it is just tradition

Answer 1

d. no one remembers why, it is just tradition

Step-by-step explanation:

Jackson wanted her story to warn people of the dangers of tradition, epecially if they go unchecked.