Symbols In The Lottery From the beginning of, “The Lottery” many symbols are used to ahow what is happening throughout the story, or what is going to happen from tradition. After analyzing the story readers are able to pick out the different synbols and understand what the symbols stand for, or for what they mean. The way that the narrator describes the box gives the reader a good idea that the box does not bring joy or happiness. The box is torn and worn out because it has been used for years. The narrator asures, “ The black box grew shabbier each year; but now it was no longer completely black but splintere