The story is about a small community somewhere in America that has followed the tradition of the “Lottery” for many years without ever questioning it or trying to counter it. The first obvious hint of irony is that the story is called “The Lottery.” In today's society a reader would think that this story is about someone who is about to win a large sum of money, but in this story it has a very different meaning. Once the drawing is about to begin, a woman named Tessie Hutchinson comes running down the path towards the square saying; "I forgot what today was..." Mr. Summers, the lottery director, tells Tessie; “I thought we would have to move on without you, Tessie.” Mrs. Hutchinson said, smiling, "You wouldn't want me to leave the dishes in the sink now, would you, Joe?" (Henry, 375). After everyone gets their piece of paper, the Hutchinsons discover that they are the family that has the piece of paper with the black spot on it. Then they put the paper back in the box to draw again and whichever member of the family has the black spot on it will be the one who will be stoned to death. Tessie is the one with the black spot on her. Once everyone approaches her, she starts yelling, “It's not fair” (Henry, 379). If it had been anyone other than her, she would have joined in the stoning of that community member. Also, it's ironic that the woman who forgot it was lottery day is the one who ends up losing it