s being conformed to the lottery and is participating in the death of his own mother. Societies influence is so great that he doesn't realize it or even think about it and is acting just like everyone else. You could almost go so far as to say that the society is acting like a bunch of stupid children who aren't don't think of the consequences of their actions until it happens to them. Mrs. Hutchinson was never against the lottery before she was chosen, but in the few moments before her death, she was scared and realized just how wrong she and everyone else had been.

eve in it more. By the end of the story he is so totally convinced of the lottery's greatness that he is tearing down other communities who got rid of it, and during the stoning he stands at the front of the crowd encouraging everyone to do it so they can keep the tradition alive. Two other smaller points of conformity deal with the children. In the beginning of the story the children are forming large piles of stones for use later. It is

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