Blog Post number #5

I believe that she wrote this to prove a point about society. She wanted people to realize how stupid some of our traditions are. None of the ones we have are as outlandish as in "The Lottery", but the point is still clear. Why do something when the meaning of it is unclear? People do things just because they have been done for a long time. They might think that these traditions are wrong but they do them anyway just to conform to society. Old Man Warner is a represntation of the older generation in today's society. A majority of this group does not like change. They want things to stay the way they have been for the past 30 years. The changes that our younger generation has been making and the trends we have going do not please them. Tessie is similar to the people that stand up for what they believe in but get shot down by society.  She wanted to change but the rest of society wanted to stay the same.