Only when I read it a few times did I really understand how she uses them. Class and society play an important role in the story. It makes us think about the traditions we follow without thinking about it. The random distribution of the paper means that some are lucky and some are not. Significantly, paper replaced wood chips just as paper money replaced gold and other commodities. When it comes to the lottery card or the card in our pockets, the card can mean good or bad luck. One topic I keep bringing up is tradition. This story tells us how the annual practice of this tradition is like how we celebrate the holidays. We have multiple traditions and customs such as lottery. We don't know when it started or when it will end, but we continue anyway. And this tradition has a strong hold on the villagers, they are too afraid to rebel and oppose. But history shows that other villages are getting rid of the lottery, showing how the tradition has lost its meaning