In Shirley Jackson's short story, “The Lottery,” the use of third-person dramatic point of view allows readers to visualize themselves in a typical village spying on an annual lottery. However, in reality they are about to realize that the subjugated and common citizens have traditions that are much more sacred than a human life. Throughout the story, the dramatic third-person point of view contributes to the tone and idea as a result of Jackson's effective use of the characters' control of language, indifferent attitude, and dialogue. Jackson's choice of point of view allows her to shape tone with control of language. Use linguistic words such as adjectives and adverbs sparingly to define characters. For example, “They stood together, away from the pile of stones in the corner, and their jokes were quiet and they smiled rather than laughed” (Jackson 137). Here, the narrator's lack of description of the citizens sounds like the observation of a detached witness. Additionally, the author uses limited adverbs to describe the characters' actions. For example, “They greeted each other and exchanged gossip as they went to join their husbands” (Jackson 137). The use of simplified diction only allows the narrator to divulge the characters' conversations and actions, without in-depth description. Therefore, readers must make assumptions about the characters from the emotionless words conveyed by the narrator, which may leave them feeling uncomfortable. In doing so, the narrator reveals just enough character details for readers to establish the surrealism of the tone, which shows hushed, ordinary citizens gathering for their traditional annual lottery. On the other hand, as the story progresses, the absence of imp... in the center of the card... is so respected, only that the traditions should never be abandoned. Furthermore, the narrator never reports anything negative about the lottery which leads to its surprise ending. The idea of ​​the story through the narrative point of view chosen by the author makes readers rely on the evidence in the dialogue to extract the crazy notion that traditions prevail over human life. All in all, Jackson's use of third-person dramatic point of view supports the submissive attitude and common people have traditions that overshadow the value of human life. The use of control of language, the narrator's indifferent attitude, and the characters' dialogue demonstrate that Jackson intends to present “The Lottery” in such a way that the final event is not revealed until the end. In truth, it is not what is said, but what is not said that scares readers the most.