symbols
What does June 27th symbolize?
The day of the lottery
Why is everybody OK with the lottery?
It's all they've know their whole life
What is the moral of the story?
To not just blindly follow things
Who ran the lottery?
Mr.Summers, who also runs the coal business
Who won the lottery?
Tessie
What is the first foreshadowing?
The kids collected rocks
Why could Mr. Graves still be why the lottery is still going on?
Because he controls the town's communication.
What was the story's theme?
The power of tradition
What was Tessie's last name
Hutchinson
How does Tessie die?
She was pelted with rocks
What does the black dot mean?
You "won" the lottery, which means you will die 💀
Why do they have a lottery each year to kill someone?
To keep the population down
What religion was this based on?
nazism
Who is Tessie's husband?
Bill Hutchinson, who turned against his own wife.
What day does the lottery take place?
June 27
What does the black box represent?
a Tradition
Tessie starts complaining before they reveal the results, did she know she was going to die?
I think she did, I think that she felt people were treating her differently.
What was the story's message?
How people blindly follow rules and religions
What is Mr. Graves's job?
The postmaster
Why wasn't Clyde Dunbar at the lottery?
He had a broken leg
What does it mean if you don't get a dot on your slip of paper?
You don't die :)
Who was the only woman to draw in the lottery?
Mrs.Dunbar
Why was Tessie late?
She forgot that it was the lottery today