Wh-Wh-Where and Wh-Wh-When?
time of year
summer
Mr. Summers
season of The Lottery
Little Davy Hutchinson did what?
gathered rocks to kill his mother
Tessie Hutchinson won a bunch of money.
She was stoned to death.
She was late to the lottery and seemed to not care (she forgot what day it was).
month
Mr. Graves
Her best friend really did that?
chose the biggest rock
The "winner" of the lottery was Mrs. Delacroix, who chose the biggest rock.
The winner was Tessie Hutchinson.
Tessie's dishes were done.
It foreshadows that she will win the lottery. (She's not going back home...her home will be found clean.)
When?
late 1800s / early 1900s
brutality of humans
stoning
They seriously continue to do this, year after year?
The Lottery
Little Davy Hutchinson stood by and watched.
He chose a rock to throw at his mother.
Shirley Jackson included a character named "Graves".
not just farm land....
center of town
the broken-down, black box
The tradition of The Lottery is breaking down and needs to be thrown out.
even the small children
had to take part in The Lottery
"...they were upon her..." means the people clapped for her when she won the lottery.
They stoned Tessie to death.
Tessie complained.
This foreshadows that she will be the one to suffer in the end (those who complain usually get what they "deserve").
so few people that the lottery takes how long?
two hours
the stone pile
ultimate death / savage nature of humans
a nearby town
corn
They have no say in decisions.