The Different Displays of Symbolism in “The Lottery” In the story “The Lottery”, there are many different ways that symbolism is shown throughout the story. Symbolism is very important in every story because if the reader can catch what the symbols mean it can foreshadow the future of the story or can give the reader a different perspective of the story as he or she is reading through the story. There are many different symbols in this story that represent many important events that take place in the story, but I am going to cover a few that I think is most important. The three main examples of symbolism that I am going to talk about are the setting of the story, the black box, and the people that are involved in the story. The first display of symbolism occurs in the very beginning of the story just as soon as the reader begins to read. The example of symbolism is the setting in which the story takes place. The author states that it is June 27th on a day described as “clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green.” Normally when a story starts off and the setting is so wonderful and perfect like this one, it all goes downhill from there. The setting is supposed to symbolize the reason that the people in this town continue the lottery. The reason that the crops grow good every year and that it is a pleasant place in this town is supposedly because of the lottery. When the author describes that the adults were all gathering around in the middle of the town it leads the reader to believe that something is about to happen that will be important. There are many small objects in The Lottery, but only one is the most important. The next example of symbolism is the black box from which the townsfolk draw the sheets of paper that determine if they live or not. The box definitely represents death just because it is very dark and it is painted black which is usually the universal color...