In the next part of the story irony was displayed as an underlying theme used throughout the entire story. Irony is displayed in the story at the beginning with the setting starting to lay out; the story goes on to say “The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day…” but it ends with the brutal and savage death of a house wife. How ironic, right? The two people who internally run the town, Mr. Graves and Mr. Summers both have names that are ironic to the story and the actions that are being taken, for instance the death of Tessie and the postmasters name, Mr. Graves name both go hand in hand. Mr. Summers name goes hand and hand with the time of year and the setting that the scene takes place. The theme of allegory was displayed all throughout the story line of the lottery. “The Lottery” uses many different types of ideas to transmit Jackson’s message of tradition, human intinction and no chance of change. According to Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery,” ‘”Well, now.” Mr. Summers said soberly, “guess we better get started, get this over with, so’s we can go back to work. ” (10) This quotes speaks upon the fact this society was a hard-working town; so hard working that the murder of one of their own must be done on a time table. According to Don D’Ammassa’s article titled “The Lottery” states that, “One element is the tendency to be trapped by tradition. No one remembers the real purpose of the lottery, but it is still conducted every year, and no one would think of suggesting that it be discontinued. Similarly, the story is a clear indictment of the pressures of conformity. Not only do the townspeople refuse to question the rightness of the ceremony, they immediately redefine the winner/loser as an outsider, no longer under the community’s protection.” Things in the lottery were done the way that they were always, even if there was no rhyme or reason to it. Certain people seem to remember why traditions are made and some people know where they were created but, in this town, no one knows the where and the why behind it; they kind of just go with the flow.