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What is the concept of fairness in The Lottery?

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In the twisted logic that the lottery is based on, the concept of fairness means that the sacrificial victim of this community is selected completely at random and there is nobody who is overlooked or who doesn't take their turn to select a ballot and therefore run the risk of being selected.

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In the twisted logic that the lottery is based on, the concept of fairness means that the sacrificial victim of this community is selected completely at random and there is nobody who is overlooked or who doesn't take their turn to select a ballot and therefore run the risk of being selected. Thus the other villagers, including Mrs. Hutchinson's own husband, dismiss her allegations that the lottery was not "fair":

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