Why do the townspeople agree to take part in the lottery and turn against each other? Do you think their willingness to take par
t in the lottery makes them bad people? Why or why not? Can you think of any real-world examples where people have done bad things for what they believed to be a greater good?
This is a surreal story that is full of irony. The people participate because they are entrenched in a tradition that they do not understand. They take part because it is expected and nobody seems to challenge the bizarre social norms. The people are not bad people rather than misdirected and rather creepy.
