The panel shows how tradition is fading, the paper makes readers think about the inevitability of death, and the lottery brings to light the dangers of blindly following tradition. “The Lottery” is the story of a small town suffering from a long tradition. At first reading, some might think that “tradition” is the whole story. However, upon examining it more closely, there is much more to it. Jackson wrote the story not to create a work that would make readers cringe, but to express the dark side of human nature. It is a story to stimulate thought and discussion about the dangers of blindly following and other life messages, which Jackson achieved by creating simple, yet meaningful elements and integrating them within "The