Analysis
Characters
Plot
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Who is the Author?
Shirley Jackson
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Who is Tessie Hutchinson?
The main protagonist, protests the unfairness of the Lottery.
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Why is the village gathering in the square?
The town holds a mandatory lottery every year.
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In what person is the narration?
Third Person Narrative
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Who is Old Man Warner?
Participated in 77 lotteries and believes that the Lottery will keep the people civilized.
200
Why does the Lottery take so little time in this Village?
Because the village is small and only takes around two hours.
300
What is the setting?
It's early morning, around ten a.m. and the weather is warm and sunny.
300
Who is Mr. Summers?
The one who organizes the Lottery and prepares the box for drawing.
300
Why does Tessie demand the Lottery to be done again?
She feels as if her husband didn't get enough time to draw for his slip of paper.
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What is the Lottery?
A drawing where all the towns-people gather to take part in an old ritual of drawing papers in order for the crops to grow.
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Who are the boys?
They gather stones in piles and protect them, treating the Lottery as a game.
400
Who gets the black spot the second time?
Tessie does.
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What is the theme of the story?
The danger of following the crowd with out asking questions and enduring the randomness of persecution.
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Who is Bill Hutchinson?
Tessie's husband, chides Tessie when she tries to condemn the Lottery as unfair.
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What happens with someone gets the black spot?
The whole village stones them to death.
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