which allusion do you think the author might be trying to convey in the lottery?
So, first there's peer pressure and second there's the exclusion of one person to give the remaining community members a bonding experience. The third ingredient in the horror of The Lottery is tradition, which is what prevents any of the villagers from questioning their roles in ritualistic murder. In other words, Jackson's all, You think tradition's so great and meaningful, well, look how it deadens people's abilities to think for themselves!.