•The ending of this story is very rushed, but it plays off of how the lottery is held. Everything is done quickly so that the villagers may return home in time for lunch.
•The ending is both ironic and predictable:
•The ending is ironic because the horror and wickedness of the townspeople's actions at the end of the story is contrast to the way they are portrayed as “ordinary” citizens who live in the “ordinary town.
•Yet it is predictable because there are many clues within the townspeople’s words and actions that foreshadow that the town’s lottery may not be as pleasant as it first seemed