As old Warner said, "There's always been a lottery" (Jackson 4). This shows that the villagers have a lack of ability to change over time. No one person in town stood up and said this violent ritual was absurd, making them all look like hypocrites just like Tessie was. Instead of doing so, a villager, Mr. Adams, comments that other towns around them were giving up lottery, as if to suggest that their town should do the same. In response old Warner said, "A bunch of crazy fools" (Jackson 4), and then, "Listen to the young people, nothing's good enough for them" (Jackson). 4) Old Warner can in a way be seen as a symbol of the city and their lack of change. He disapproves of anything other than what he considers a traditional social practice involves the quick lottery defense that sees change as an attack on himself and his beliefs. Blindly following tradition can cause rejection of nonconformity in a society, even those traditions that are full of it