Why it is no longer important to citizens. One person in the village seems like the citizens have lost the meaning of it and simply don't want it anymore. The citizen has other duties that come before the ritual tradition, which demonstrates the importance of the ritual tradition. As one critic notes, “Mrs. Hutchinson's tardiness therefore only seems to single her out and cast a favorable light on her: she has almost forgotten about the lottery because, as a perfect housewife, she wouldn't leave the dishes in the sink. No one in the crowd seems to care. As a good-humoured wife and mother she joins her husband and children while the crowd shows the friendliest feelings” (Schaub). Another critic points out that one of the characters in Jackson's story, Mrs. Hutchinson, is a woman who demonstrates both sides of society. She “shows both the evils and weaknesses of humanity. As the story was about to end, her husband won the lottery, she said it wasn't fair, and told Mr. Summer to do it again and use her children so maybe her husband would have a chance to lose the lottery. Her whole family participates in the lottery, but she won the lottery. “It's not fair, it's not fair,” shouted Mrs. Hutchinson, and then they were on top of her. Parents are the ones who protect their children; however, she was the one ready to sacrifice her children's lives to save her husband, but she has since won