In the “The Lottery,” the black box represents the tradition of the lottery. They base their attachment on nothing over a story that claims that this black box was made up from pieces of another. Based on the story, the lottery should occur in just this manner because this is how it is always done. However, in the “The Interlopers,” the tree and the wolves indicates symbolically the ascendancy of nature that is compared to the frail and self-important claims of man over specific tracts of land.

In "The Interlopers," the theme relies on a feud between two families. The feud is predicated on an argument over a strip of land. The theme is based on the emotion or enmity that Ulrich and Georg have one for the other. However, in "The Lottery," the theme is that the danger of blindly following tradition. Before we all know what kind of lottery they're conducting, the villagers and their preparations seem harmless. However, the village lottery culminates in a very violent murder each year and a bizarre ritual that that implies how dangerous tradition will be once …show more content…
Both characters, Gradwitz and Znaeym, have hatred one for the other. The setting affects the tone and mood, the dark and stormy night in the forest. Both men are out to get the other. There is a somber, gloomy, and suspenseful mood. The reader anticipates which one will find the other first. At the same time, they run directly into each other, both with rifles in hand. However, in “The Lottery,” the opening of the story lead the readers into thinking that this story is going to be something very different from what it actually is. This creates a happy, cheery kind of tone and as we read on and discover that the villagers are gathering together, we expect the lottery to be some form of a village festival. Thus, in this story the tone is not constant, it shifts towards the end of the story from a normal, peaceful tone to one that is frighteningly