Answer: The characters motivations, were that they needed to participate in the lottery, or they may be picked.
Explanation:
Basically, the poem reminds powerful people that their power is only temporary. However much powerful people may wish to think that their power is immortal, they are only deceiving themselves.
Observations (what you see that is important for a possible future inference) 1. Heard a siren 2: Smelled smoke
Inferences: Kristens house catches on fire and turns off the fire alarm.
