Vocab
Collection of things (like animals)
Menagerie
What is Mrs. Mallard first told happened to her husband?
He died in a train accident
Who is the main manipulative family member?
The grandmother
What does Jack’s mother create?
Paper animals
hat kind of society is Omelas?
Utopian
What event is taking place in the town?
A lottery
Cleverness
Ingenuity
What physical condition does Mrs. Mallard have
A heart condition
What causes the family to crash?
The grandmother’s cat
What makes the animals special?
They come to life
What ensures the city’s happiness?
A suffering child
What object determines the “winner”?
Paper slips
A literary genre set in the American South that blends dark themes, flawed characters, and moral decay
Southern Gothic
What feeling begins to replace her grief?
A sense of freedom
Who is the criminal they encounter?
The Misfit
What does Jack become ashamed of?
His Chinese heritage
Where is the child kept?
In a small, dirty room
Who “wins” the lottery?
Tessie Hutchinson
This term refers to showing disappointment or disapproval toward someone’s actions
Reproach
What word does she repeat to herself?
Free”
What does the grandmother call the Misfit repeatedly?
A “good man”
What does Jack stop doing as he grows older?
Speaking Chinese
What do most people do after learning the truth?
Accept it
This worn, old object represents the town’s unwillingness to let go of harmful traditions.
The black box
A word describing forgiveness or compassion that is undeserved, often seen in moments of moral clarity
Grace
What actually happens to her husband at the end?
He is alive
What happens to the family members?
They are killed
What does Jack find after his mother dies?
A letter
What do some people choose to do?
Walk away
What happens to the winner?
They are stoned
A narrative or symbolic story that helps explain human behavior, culture, or beliefs
Psyomyth (psychological + myth-based explanation)
What is ironic about her death?
She dies from the joy that kills
hat does the Misfit struggle with regarding religion?
Belief in Jesus
What does the letter reveal?
His mother’s past and love
What ethical system does the city represent?
: Utilitarianism
In the phrase “Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon,” what belief is being justified?
The ritual ensures a good harvest
An imagined perfect state and an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering (2 words)
Utopia and Dystopia
What theme about marriage is suggested?
Marriage can limit independence
What moment shows the grandmother’s change?
She calls the Misfit her child
What theme is central to the story?
Identity and cultural rejection
Why don’t people help the child?
It would destroy society
What theme is revealed through the townspeople’s behavior?
Blind obedience to tradition
Belief that morality depends on situation or culture
Moral relativism
What literary device is the ending?
Situational irony
What theme is shown through the Misfit?
Morality without faith / existential doubt
What do the paper animals symbolize?
Love and cultural connection
What do those who walk away represent?
: Moral resistance
What literary device is created by the cheerful setting compared to the violent ending?
Irony
A story with a deeper hidden meaning about society or morality
Allegory
What does the open window symbolize?
New life / freedom
What literary style is this story?
Southern Gothic
What internal conflict drives Jack?
Acceptance vs. identity
What question does the story raise?
Is happiness worth suffering?
How do the townspeople’s actions during the lottery reveal their attitude toward violence?
They treat it as normal or routine, showing desensitization
Belief that there is one correct moral standard for everyone
Moral absolutism
How does the story challenge traditional gender roles?
It suggests women feel trapped in marriage
What does the story suggest about “goodness”?
It’s complex and often revealed in crisis
What is the tragic realization at the end?
He understands too late his mother’s love
How does the story challenge readers?
It forces them to examine their own moral choices
How does Jackson use the ritual and townspeople to comment on human nature? (the theme)
People will follow tradition even when it’s cruel or unjust