I believe Jackson wrote this story, simply because it relates so much to society. People in society act a certain way, in most cases they dont even know why, but because society accepts it, it becomes acceptable to them. I think that this is what Jackson's story portrays, that even though this whole tradition called the lottery is completely unethical, it is socially acceptable to their society just because everyone does it. This relates to a tradition such as Halloween, we've turned one of the darkest days into a holiday, and everyone does it because everyone else does. Is there actually a reason to dress up once a year, and go door to door asking people for their candy?
Characters in the story such as Tessie Hutchinson represent the minority in a society. She was one of the few, and unlucky in this case, to actually win the lottery. The rest of the townspeople are the majority of the population, and they represent what most of society does. Everyone tries to fit in, so everyone participated in the stoning of Tessie Hutchinson.
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