Answer: Taking the Lottery in the small town is remarkable, and it shows how much the townspeople value the ceremony. They feel motivated and inspired when it comes to customs and tradition.
''The Lottery'' has written by Shirley Jackson. This story has a climax. This story is about withdrawing the Lottery from townspeople by organizing an annual ceremony.
''The Lottery'' is a ceremony in which townspeople draw Lottery. Moreover, the one who gets a slip marked with black ink is declared to death by townspeople. This ceremony is being held to make sure good harvest and for the prosperity of the town.
This sacrificial ceremony plays an essential role in the townspeople's lives because it is performed to ensure a good harvest. Town's town's people value this tradition more than the lives of people. They considered this ceremony to be a good omen to sacrifice the life of a human.
The feelings of townspeople are not defined very distinctively by the author in the story. However, the way the author has set the story shows that they gathered every year for this ceremony.
So we can assume that the townspeople were satisfied and inspired by this sacrificial ceremony until it comes back to them.