From an early age, children in both societies teach children violence. In real life, children start playing violent sports like football at an early age. In the lottery, children accumulate stones and fight each other to get them. Shirley Jackson presciently shows this when she writes: “Bobby Martin had already filled his pockets with stones, and the other boys soon followed his example, selecting the smoothest and roundest stones; Bobby, Harry and Dickie…finally made a large pile of stones in one corner of the square and protected it from the incursions of the other boys” (290). This shows that they know what's going on and want to be a part of it. However, what is most surprising is that they are part of it. When it finally comes to throwing the stones, they are the first ones ready to throw. Jackson's foreshadowing finally comes to light when he states, "The pile of rocks that the boys had made before was ready...the boys had some rocks already, and some one gave a few pebbles to little Davy Hutchinson" (296). This provides the disturbing description of even the smallest child's involvement in the ritual. During the entire process no one objects. The only objection comes from Tessie when she is chosen. This shows that the villagers don't care about the process or even appreciate it until they are the ones who die. This is very similar to how tons of people showed up during the French Revolution