Old Man Warner

Old Man Warner is a secondary character in the story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. The fact that the community calls him “Old Man” suggests that the villagers recognise him as their elder. 

We know that Old Man Warner he is a strong supporter of the lottery, which is reflected in his criticism of other communities that want to give up this tradition:

Old Man Warner snorted. ‘Pack of crazy fools,’ he said. ‘Listening to the young folks, nothing's good enough for them. Next thing you know, they'll be wanting to go back to living in caves, nobody work anymore, live that way for a while’. (p. 29, ll. 40-43)

Here, we also notice Old Man Warner’...