Foreshadowing In The Lottery

In “The Lottery,” Shirley Jackson uses foreshadowing to hint that the villagers are most likely going to continue the tradition of the lottery. For example, Mrs. Adams says, The black box now resting on the stool had been put into use even before old man Warner, the oldest man in town, was born “(Jackson).” People in the village will always continue the tradition of the lottery as long as they can. The members of the town will never replace the black box. Therefore, this quote shows how this town can not end this tradition, even if the villagers try.

In “The Lottery,” villagers collects a bunch of stones to continue the tradition of the murder once a year. The public follows by collecting stones, and that tradition will never end. For example,