The first four letters of Old Man Warner’s last name, spells warn. Graves’ name warns that someone will die. Graves’ name signals a sinister purpose because his name “sounds a somber, forewarning note of what will happen to Tessie” (Yarmove 243). Summers’ name represents the lottery because he is the leader and his name reminds the villagers the time of year the lottery occurs. The lottery is conducted in the summer “on June 27th, “the day is clear and sunny and the flowers were blossoming profusely” (Jackson 236). Joe Summers, the officiator of the lottery, is symbolic for the season of the lottery. The “names of the characters are laden with significance” (Yarmove 243), as demonstrated by the following examples. Jackson uses symbolic character names to subtly provide clues that this story is not as it appears and to enhance the storyline.
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