The Lottery

The Lottery

By Shirley Jackson

Pre-reading

What is justice? 

In my opinion, justice is what's fair. It's making sure everyone has the right to the same things

List Traditions you have with your family:

cutting down a Christmas tree

Plot/Reaction

Describe the community/town in this short story.

WEIRD

What happened to Mrs. Hutchinson? Why?

mrs. hutchinson was stoned. Like...literally, the town took a pile of rocks and just go ape and thug life her. Its pretty intense. They end up killing her for a good harvest. How her death is related to food idk but whatever

setting- very life like, alive.

children- collecting stones, participating boistrous play, represents innocence

men- congregating, discussing rain, tractors, takes, smiled rather than laughed.

Women- stant by mens side, speak and gossip

Mr. Summers- participates in the community/leader, devoted to activities.round faced jovial man.

Mr. Graves- helps with the lottery

Tess- jovial, very dynamic character

Point of View- third person objective

Conflicts- Tess vs. Society

Exposition- town center, june 27th, people are congregating at the town square, waiting for my summers to come with the black box

Climax- tess wins the lottery

Rising Action

- all heads pick out of the black box

- bill picks a dot

-tess goes ape

- all of the family picks out of the box

Falling action- the people pick out stonesand encircle her

resolution- tess yells it isnt fair and the villagers pillage her

Foreshadowing- the year went too quick for a villager- they collect stones in the beginning- everyones nervous

mr.graves

irony- the lottery, was expected to be a good thing

Themes- tradition should be questioned

speak up to injustices, even when they arent happening to you