Some rituals in "The Lottery" had continued while others had not. Name one ritual that had continued to the time of this story. Explain why this ritual was necessary to ensure conformity among members of the community. Provide two details from the story t

The gathering of stones used to stone the person chosen in the lottery had continued. Death by stoning was a certainty, and the threat of death assured the conformity of the villagers.

Mr. Martin and his oldest son, Baxter, held the black box securely on the stool until Mr. Summers had stirred the papers thoroughly with his hand. Because so much of the ritual had been forgotten or discarded, Mr. Summers had been successful in having slips of paper substituted for the chips of wood that had been used for generations. Chips of wood, Mr. Summers had argued. had been all very well when the village was tiny, but now that the population was more than three hundred and likely to keep on growing, it was necessary to use something that would fit more easily into he black box.

Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones.