"The Lottery"
Which villager ends up the victim of the lottery?
Tessie Hutchison
Name one of the handicaps described in the story and what it was designed to handicap
Ear piece (intelligence), mask (beauty), weights (strength), etc.
The narrator in the story has what job?
The phenomenon where individuals in a group are less likely to step forward to help someone than when they are alone
The bystander effect
_____________ simply means being non-normative (different)
Social deviance
What is the saying Old Man Warner says used to refer to the lottery?
"Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon"
Name one of the biggest differences between the original story and the film
Adding the bomb threat, which parent witnesses the events, etc.
Where does the story take place?
Burma
A process or technique used to teach the social roles an individual is expected to fulfill
Socializing mechanism
The theory of ________________ hinges on a basic premise: Individuals are likely to change their behavior according to the social environment in which they find themselves.
Social influences
What reasons does Old Man Warner use to justify the lottery's existence?
There's always been a lottery; getting rid of it would cause people to revert to barbaric lifestyles; the young people are fools
In the original story, Harrison declares on television that he is the _______
Emperor
The narrator says that he shot the elephant "solely to avoid _________"
Looking a fool
Old Man Warner invokes his power of ______ as a socializing mechanism to convince people to continue the lottery.
Authority
What are the three types of social influence?
Conformity, compliance, and obedience
How does Shirley Jackson use description and imagery to make you believe the lottery is a good thing?
The lottery takes place on a beautiful summer day
What is the saying painted on the bomb in 2081? (bonus points if you can complete the whole saying)
Live free or die (for death is not the worst of evils)
Explain why there was tension between the narrator and the citizens
The British had taken control of Burma and the Burmese did not like it
The group of individuals within a society “toward whom obligations are owed, to whom rules apply, and whose injuries call for amends.”
Universe of Obligation
Attempts by society to regulate peoples' thoughts and behaviors in ways that limit, or punish, deviance
Social control
What is the theme of "The Lottery?"
We should not blindly follow tradition (or other approved answer)
Aside from the scrap metal hanging off of him, describe another handicap Harrison is forced to wear
Thick, wavy glasses; clown nose; shaved eyebrows; giant earphones; black tooth caps
What legal justification does Orwell give for shooting the elephant?
It had killed a man
Name one of other the socializing mechanisms used in "The Lottery" to ensure the continuation of the lottery.
Fearmongering, understandable desire for continuity, inclusion of children, emergence of a leader, intimidation tactics
Name one of the influences that affect how we behave
Social roles, social standings, social norms, presence of majority groups, prevailing belief systems