Hire a professional to assess not only your load needs (see No. 5), but also the logistics of installing a generator in your home. If you're planning on connecting to your local natural gas system, you'll need a high-pressure, high-volume line.
Mr. Graves is the town postmaster and one of the most powerful men in the village and in the running of the lottery, second only to Mr. Summers. His name, graves, provides a dark counterpart to that of Mr. Summers, with at least two layers of meaning. To begin with, he is a grave or serious man carrying out a serious task:
It is impossible to understand the meaning behind The Lottery without first understanding the symbolism within. Exploring the symbolism in the Lottery by Shirley Jackson is a part of the fun of this story. Often called a modern day parable nearly everything in The Lottery is symbolic.