The lottery
Who is in charge of running the lottery?
Mrs.summers
Who tells the events of the story?
The wife
What is yonatans project about?
He asks people what they would wish for if they had a magical goldfish that granted them 3 wishes
what two stories have major twists (situational irony)
The lottery and the wife's story
Where are the lottery slips of paper held?
The black box
How dose the wife feel about her husband in the very beggining of the story?
She loves him and tries trusting him
Who own the magical goldfish?
Sergei
What story is based on consequences of having wishes granted?
What, of This Goldfish Would You Wish?
who begins protesting the lottery
Tessie Hutchinson
Why does the wife because suspicious of her husband?
His behavior and scent dramatically changed
what dose Sergei do when yonatan get close to the fish bowl?
He becomes protective and panics and kills yonatan
How is Tessie from the lottery and Sergei from What, of This Goldfish Would You Wish affected by fear?
Both characters make desperate choices when they feel threatened or afraid.
How dose the begging of the story create irony?
The bright summer start clashed with the violent ending
How dose the author use point of view to mislead the reader?
The wife's narration makes the reader assume the family is human until the story reveals otherwise
why is Sergei so protective of the goldfish?
The goldfish is Sergei's prized position because it has the power the grant wishes
How dose the lottery and the wife's story challenge the readers first impressions
Both stories star of ordinary then have very violent outcomes
What major theme dose the villages in the lottery reveal
People may continue harmful traditions simply because they have been practiced for generations
How dose the story challenge the reader idea of what makes a monster?
The ending reveals that the narrator and her family are not human and while the creature they fear is a human. This changes how the readers interpret the entire story
How dose Sergei's final wish apply to the Storys message about sacrifice?
His final wish shows that helping another person can retire giving up something valuable to yourself