There are some things we, as a society, will do without ever asking why, like wishing on a shooting star for luck. Why do we do it? No one really has the answer, we just have it. Traditions are something that is passed down from generation to generation, even if we have no support for what we are doing, we just know its "good" and "tradition", so it is part of us. Shirley Jackson makes fun of the way we blindly follow certain traditions. Characteristics of Jackson's story create a parallel with Catholicism, emphasizing our fear of change but our ability to manipulate what we expect from our traditions and the foundation of Catholicism's belief in the innocence of children . Jackson uses friendly language among the villagers and when introducing the lottery to illustrate the lottery as an event similar to square dances, Halloween programs, or any other welcome festive event (Jackson 365). This kind of speech does not prepare the reader for the terrible ending, the reader might think that the winner gets a prize or something and it is not said at the very end that the reader realizes that the winner's prize is the death of his own friends. and family. Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery" was written to create an intentional parallel to Catholicism encouraging us to open our eyes and question our blind faith to follow traditions. Shirley Jackson's characters, no matter how violent their tradition, refuse to get rid of it. , because of this, Jackson creates fear of change in society. This fear of change manifests itself primarily through Old Man Warner. He has seen over seventy-seven lotteries and believes that without one everything would be different. When someone says that another village... in the middle of a paper... is acting out of tradition and superstitious faith. Shirley Jackson wrote this story to make us ask why. Without a doubt, the members of the village brutally stoned a colleague to death. Why does society follow things with such blind faith? Blind faith is exactly what all of its characters do in “The Lottery.” Blind faith is what Catholics have in the face of Jesus. Things like “the lottery” and Catholicism are based on your faith in what will happen. The “Lottery” perhaps for more abundant harvests in June (Jackson 368). But Shirley Jackson forces us to open our eyes, things may not have a brutal end, but if they have no rhyme or reason, what is our reason to believe. Jackson reveals the naive way societies never ask questions, but satirizes our ability to discourage change while making alterations to long-held traditions..