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In the story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson

why is this community using the lottery ritual at all?

a. it is a form of population control

b. it is just a form of government control/authority

c. it is a type of punishment just for certain families

d. no one remembers why, it is just tradition

User Harshtuna
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Answer:

d. no one remembers why, it is just tradition

Step-by-step explanation:

Jackson wanted her story to warn people of the dangers of tradition, epecially if they go unchecked.

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