From a young age, children in both societies teach children about violence. In real life, children start playing violent sports like football very early. In the lottery, children accumulate stones and fight to obtain them. Shirley Jackson shows this with foreshadowing when she writes: “Bobby Martin had already filled his pockets with stones, and the other boys quickly followed his example, selecting the smoothest and roundest stones; Bobby, Harry and Dickie…eventually formed a large pile of stones in a corner of the square and protected it from raids by the other boys” (290). This shows that they know what's going on and want to be a part of it. But what is most surprising is that they are part of it. When it finally comes to throwing the stones, they are the first ready to throw. Jackson's foreshadowing is finally revealed when she says, "The pile of rocks the boys had made earlier was ready...the kids already had some rocks, and someone gave little Davy Hutchinson a few rocks" (296) . This gives a disturbing description of the smallest child's involvement in the ritual. During this whole process, no one objects. The only objection comes from Tessie when she is chosen. This shows that the villagers don't care about the process or even like it until it's them who die. It's very similar to how during the French Revolution tons of people showed up to