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Help!!! “How does Shirley Jackson use symbolism
in "The Lottery"

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The black box that the lots are drawn from is, of course, a symbol of death. Due to its color, which symbolizes death in Western culture, the black box, as it turns out in the end, actually does represent death.
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Answer:

he shabby black box represents both the tradition of the lottery and the illogic of the villagers' loyalty to it.

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