What Does The Lottery By Shirley Jackson Represent Religion

There is more than the eye can see. In “The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson, some items and people have deeper meanings than others. Stones represent sin, a trinity is represented by a stool, and a color represents death. In “The Lottery,” Jackson uses humans and objects to symbolize the Christian religion. In “The Lottery,” Jackson uses the black box to exemplify the religion of Christianity. First, the box is black in color. The color black represents death, which happens in “The Lottery.”
Secondly, the box is described as wooden. This symbolizes the old version of the lottery when they used chunks of wood instead of slips of paper. How the slips are chosen at random represents the randomness of persecution. Tessie was killed without being

Bobby Martin and some other village boys build a large pile of stones which later get thrown at Tessie. “And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to

The first person’s name is symbolic due to its meaning. Mrs. Delacroix’s name means “of the cross” when translated from French to English. The meaning of her name is a reference to Jesus dying on the cross. Next, is Mr. Summers’ name. Jackson has him pick who lives and who gets to die. He does this because he controls the black box, its slips, and gets the tradition ready. Finally, Little Davy gets mixed into “The Lottery.” Most religious or any traditions are passed to someone when they are very young. This is symbolized by how the villagers let Little Davy be included into the deadly tradition. This teaches the kids that this is normal and a way to feel normal with everybody else. By using these craft techniques of symbolism, we can read between the lines to see a short story exemplify the religion of