Read the passage from "The Lottery."
Mr. Summers spoke frequently to the villagers about
making a new box, but no one liked to upset even as
much tradition as was represented by the black box.
There was a story that the present box had been made
with some pieces of the box that had preceded it, the
one that had been constructed when the first people
settled down to make a village here. Every year, after
the lottery, Mr. Summers began talking again about a
new box, but every year the subject was allowed to
fade off without anything's being done. The black box
grew shabbier each year, by now it was no longer
completely black but splintered badly along one side to
show the original wood color, and in some places faded
or stained What observation about human behavior is expressed
in this part of the allegory?
O People are unwilling to change tradition
O People who procrastinate pay a price.
O People rarely conform to society's rules.
O People are worn out like old shabby boxes.

The story reveals that people most times develop strong ties with their traditions and become resistant to change. The people were constantly reminded by Mr. Summers to change the box. They were unwilling to take action to change the box and this resulted in an intense damage to the black box.

It got splintered and shabby and the inner wood color was revealed. All of these happened because they were so attached to the black box which held their secrets.