Old Man Warner makes the connection between the survival of the town and the purpose of the lottery, human sacrifice.
In many ancient cultures there was a belief that if a sacrifice, a human sacrifice was made to the gods, it would insure the survival of the village or town, suggesting that the growth of the crops was controlled by the gods.
The lottery is a classic illustration of the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the one. For the survival of the town to continue the lottery must be held to keep the gods content and for them to continue to provide good harvests.
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