in the story the lottery by shirley jackson what is tess symbolic?

Answer 1

These three articles will give you an idea of the purpose of Tess.

http://mb.sparknotes.com/mb.epl?b=71&m=830354&h=shirley,jackson

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/14390/analysis_of_the_lottery_a_short_story.html?cat=38

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/13219/shirley_jacksons_the_lottery_and_its.html?cat=38

Answer 2

http://www.shmoop.com/lottery-shirley-jackson/tess-hutchinson.html

http://www.gradesaver.com/the-lottery-and-other-stories/study-guide/section28/