Old Man Warner snorted. "Pack of crazy fools," he said. "Listening to the young folks, nothing's good enough for them. Next thing you know, they'll be wanting to go back to

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living in caves, nobody work any more, live that way for a while. Used to be a saying about 'Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon. First thing you know, we'd all be eating stewed chickweed and acorns. There's always been a lottery," he added petulantly. "Bad enough to see young Joe Summers up there joking with everybody?"
"Some places have already quit lotteries." Mrs. Adams said.

"Nothing but trouble in that," Old Man Warner said stoutly. "Pack of young fools."
"Martin." And Bobby Martin watched his father go forward. "Overdyke... Percy."
"I wish they'd hurry," Mrs. Dunbar said to her older son. "I wish they'd hurry."
"They're almost through," her son said.
"You get ready to run tell Dad," Mrs. Dunbar said.

Which one is right

• Both the young and old support the lottery

• They genuinely enjoy having the lottery

• It is a tradition that is thought to bring them a good harvest

Answer 1

The third option is closest to being right: it is a tradition that is thought to bring them a good harvest. The older characters, like Old Man Warner, staunchly support the lottery because they believe it brings prosperity to the town. The younger characters, like Mrs. Adams, question the necessity and morality of the tradition.