"'Nothing but trouble in that,' Old Man Warner said stoutly. 'Pack of young fools.'"
The story mentions other villages and their unorthodox removal of this tradition. The point that sticks out is that fact that these people who were against the lottery were young. It seems to me that the younger generation is always differing from the previous, and they tend to have higher moral standards. I think for example about the Vietnam War. Many of the protesters against the futile war were college students. The young seemed to have peace in mind. the younger generations also seem to be more inclined against racism. I always hear of people who are in no way racist, but always have older family members that are. It seems to me that with each generation, the values of the generation shift, and perhaps towards more commendable values.
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