Traditions are like a double-edged sword. They can be very powerful and helpful or they can be very painful and painful. Traditions gain momentum with each passing year, and in many cases they become difficult or impossible to stop. In “The Lottery,” Shirley Jackson uses situational irony, suspense, and dialogue to show that some groups of people have traditions that they do not want to end, even if there is no reason for that tradition. One way Jackson shows the importance of traditions is through situational irony. At the beginning of the story, all the people in the town seem sweet and innocent. But at the end of the day, they change and throw rocks at Tessie Hutchinson and kill her. Mrs. Hutchinson is the one who loses the lottery and says, "It's not fair." And then a stone hit her on the side of the head.“ (Jackson 5) The stones they use to throw at Mrs. Hutchinson come from the piles of stones collected by the children in the morning. Every year it is tradition to hold a lottery and at the end of the lottery the citizens kill one of the people living in the city. ...