In The Lottery, what does Old Man Warner symbolize?

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a No one knows why the lottery began b The villagers began the lottery to keep the population of the town low c Adams said to Old Man Warner, who stood next to him, “that over in the north village they're talking of giving up the lottery ” Old Man Warner snorted

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