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When everybody in the town is gathered around Mr. Summers and the black box to do the lottery, Old Man Warner says, "Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon." This implies that after the lottery is over, their crops will flourish and grow.

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Even though the purpose of the lottery is to help their crops grow, they don't even know if it works. Also none of the townspeople take the lottery graciously. If they are chosen they start to freak out because the lottery is for nothing. The true tradition of the lottery was lost through the years as the town developed.

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The purpose of the the ritual in The Lottery is to help the towns crops grow by sacrificing somebody.

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The people who are chosen in the Hunger Games have to be brave and strong to fight for their survival and bring their district honor. They also get a lot of money if they win and get to live in the wealthiest part of their district with their family's.

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The people in the districts to not get a choice if they want to participate in The Hunger Games or not. Their names are just randomly put into a jar and chosen and if they are chosen the have to go.

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The purpose of the ritual in the Hunger Games is to remind the districts(the people) that the capitol(the government) is in charge.