Screams, screams and shrieks emerge from Tessi Hutchinson, but the town remains silent as they continue to throw their stones. Tessi reasonably appears as the victim, but the ultimate victim is the city. This town, populated by rational people, stones an innocent woman because of a lottery. To make matters worse, no one in the city can understand why an innocent citizen is exterminated every June. The country's inexplicable behavior comes from following an ancient and ridiculous tradition. With the omission of one man, no one in the community understands the tradition. In the case of “The Lottery”, the city kills a blameless victim every year due to a ritual. Shirley Jackson exposes the dangers of aimlessly following a tradition in "The Lottery." Jackson not only questions the problem, but through a thorough evaluation he also manages to decipher it. Toward the end of the story, Shirley Jackson, the author of “The Lottery,” states, “Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the black box, they still remembered to use the stones” (873). Many residents they show no knowledge of the lottery and only participate by tradition, only Old Man Warner recalls the true purpose of the lottery by stating, “Lottery in June, corn will be heavy soon” (Jackson 871). ) Old Man Warner reveals the original reason why the lottery was organized, but Jackson clearly demonstrates that the original purpose no longer exists. The villagers understand the procedure for stoning the victim but nothing else is expressed in simple way about "The Lottery", "The most disturbing thing about Tessie Hutchinson's unexpected disappearance is her... paper medium... Fuel gauge report aaa.com." American Automobile Association, Jan. 5, 2012. Web. Jan. 5, 2012. "Americans' love affair with cars, trucks and SUVs continues." United States today. USA Today, August 30, 2003. Web. January 5, 2012. Crawford, Nick. “Learning from 'The Lottery': How Jackson's Story Might Help Us Rethink Tradition.” Making Literature Matter: An Anthology for Readers and Writers. Eds. John Schilb and John Clifford. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin, 2012. 877-80. Print.English Standard Version Study Bible. Illinois: Crossway, 2008. Print.Jackson, Shirley. “The Lottery”. Making Literature Matter: An Anthology for Readers and Writers. Eds. John Schilb and John Clifford. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin, 2012. 867-74. Print.www.fueleconomy.gov: The official U.S. government source for fuel economy information. U.S. Department of Energy, January 5, 2012. Web. January 5 2012.