What is a possible allegory (hidden message/meaning) in “The Lottery”? Answer in 2+ sentences. Provide 3 pieces of specific evidence (quotations) from the text that supports your idea of allegory in the story. Explain why you feel these pieces of evidence support your allegory conclusion.

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were a wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.