What is the main type of conflict in the story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson?

The main conflict is character versus society: Tessie Hutchinson and the other villagers are caught in a community tradition that demands a person be chosen and stoned. The villagers follow the lottery’s rules even though the ritual is cruel, so the central struggle is against an accepted social custom, not nature or an inner dilemma.

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