It makes us think that there really is someone there to help us no matter what. It shows that we are <u><em>not</em></u> alone!
Answer:In the fifth paragraph of Jackson's "The Lottery," the word "tradition" appears as follows: "no one liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box."
Your answer goes like this.
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<em>"Can it be cured by anybody?"</em>
This is the answer
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