"Not only was he the tallest, strongest, most virile, and best built man they had ever seen, but even though they were looking at him there was no room for him in their imagination."
This line develops "Esteban" and also the town perception of him, as something that has no room in their minds but also that "Esteban" is a canvas that can be filled with imagination, with fiction.
the purpose of the lottery has remained the same. The town gathers to draw lots and determine who dies. Some parts of that ritual have changed over the years, though, including the box from which the lots are drawn and the ceremony...
