Read the passage below and answer the question. There was a story that the present box had been made with some pieces of the box that had preceded it, the one that had been constructed when the first people settled down to make a village here. Every year, after the lottery, Mr. Summers began talking again about a new box, but every year the subject was allowed to fade off without anything's being done. The above passage is an example of Shirley Jackson’s use of _____.
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The given passage from the short story 'The Lottery' is an example of Shirley Jackson's use of symbolism.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'symbolism' as 'the use of symbols in art, literature, films, etc. to represent ideas.'
In this short story, Shirley Jackson uses the box as a symbol for traditional rituals and practices. She shows the power that these ritual practices hold over human beings. The box symbolizes mystery and suspense in the given passage.
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