The irony of the title, "The Lottery" as well as the banquet hall setting in "Battle Royale" depict the hidden violence behind tradition. ... Don't you have a grown boy to do it for you" (4). ... The white society controls the emotions of the black boys. ... To expand, the black box used in "The Lottery" is a piece of tradition. ... Summers spoke frequently to the villagers about making a new box, but no one liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box" (1). ...

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