The Lottery
June 27th
Who is the wife?
The narrator
What type of fish is the fish
A goldfish
what type of irony is the wife's story
Dramatic irony.
who are the main characters of the lottery
Tessie Hutchinson, Mr. Summers, Old Man Warner, and Bill Hutchinson
Who runs/conducts the lottery
Mr. Joe Johnson.
How does the narrator describe her husband at the beginning of the story?
She describes him as a wonderful family man, a hard worker and a good husband
What is Yonatan's (Yoni's) goal for his documentary project?
He goes door-to-door in Israel filming people's answers to the question, "If you found a talking goldfish that could grant you three wishes, what would you wish for?" His goal is to capture raw, unrehearsed human hopes and dreams.
what type of irony is the lottery?
situational irony
Who are the main character's in the wife's story
The wife, the husband, the child, the sister.
What does getting the black dot on your pieace of paper mean?
you or your family have been chosen as the target for sacrifice
How does the pack react to the husband once his true nature is exposed
They hunt him down and kill him because they view his human form as unnatural and monstrous.
Why does Sergei Goralick react with extreme panic when Yonatan knocks on his door?
traumatized by his past under the KGB, where sudden knocks meant terrifying intrusions. He also fears Yonatan has come to take his magic goldfish
what type of irony is What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?
dramatic irony and situational irony
Who are the main character's in What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish
Sergei Goralick, Yonatan (Yoni), and the magic goldfish
Where does this take place
In a village
What is the big twist or reveal at the end of the story?
The narrator and her family are a pack of wolves
What happens during the climax of the story?
Panicked that Yonatan is trying to steal his secret, Sergei strikes and accidentally kills Yonatan with a skillet
what type of irony is dramatic irony
audience or reader knows critical information that the characters on stage or in the story do not yet possess.
Who are the side characters in What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish
Sergei's sister, his former partner Sveta, Sveta's son, and Munir
what is the black box?
blind loyalty to destructive, outdated traditions and the dark inevitability of death
What warning signs or strange behaviors begin to change her opinion of him?
He starts leaving home abruptly at night, returns exhausted and smelling strange,
Why is Sergei reluctant to use his third and final wish?
Using the final wish means the magic goldfish will be set free and leave him, returning Sergei to a life of loneliness.
what type of irony is verbal irony
Verbal irony happens when a speaker says one thing but means the exact opposite
Who are the side character's in the lottery
Mr. Harry graves, Old man warner