The author used the box with the color black, because in most cultures the color black is associated with evil and death. Furthermore, when the author introduces the lottery in the story, the citizens keep their distance from the proximity of the black lottery. To emphasize this point the narrator states that “the villagers kept their distance, leaving a space between them and the stool” (Jackson 212) on which the black box sits. In addition to that, it also gives the reader a feeling that the people of the village are terrified of the black box when Mr. Summer puts the box on the stool and asks the people to help him hold the box so that Mr. Summer can blend in. the slips of paper inside the box, “there was a hesitation before two men, Mr. Martin and his eldest son, Baxter, stepped forward to hold the box” (Jackson 212). This foreshadows that something terrible may await the citizens' fate and gives readers some indication of the direction of the story's plot. As the story progresses, coupons are placed in the box for the lottery draw and people don't seem to be excited about the possibility of winning the lottery, further suggesting that the lottery is not what it appears to be. the nominal value. After the names are placed in the box, whoever draws a piece of paper with a black dot on it, their family will be the victim who will go to the second round and one of them will receive the piece of paper with a black dot on it