This is important in the story because there is no single executioner and it helps clarify who the enemy is in the story. The white slips symbolize equality between the villagers. This means they are all at risk of death. We can escape. The three-legged stool represents the tradition of the lottery. Since the villagers kept their distance, this symbolizes the conflict between the villagers keeping a tradition that no one wants and their fear of removing it. There is an indirect characterization where old man Warner shows his confidence in the lottery. "...that in the northern village they are talking about abandoning the lottery." Old man Warner snorted. “Bundle of fools,” he said (Jackson, 70 years old). This means that he is one of those who does not stop traditions. He believes that if this stops, they will return to primitive times. At the end of the story, Mrs. Delacroix selects a stone “so big she had to pick it up with both hands” (Jackson, 76). This demonstrates Ms. Delacroix’s eagerness. stone her friend