The Lottery
This ritual takes place every year in the village
The Lottery
This is the main character’s occupation in “Dead Men’s Path.”
Headmaster
The Venusian landscape in “The Long Rain” is dominated by this natural element.
Rain
This man, despite his incompetence, always appears to succeed.
Scoresby
This motivates the narrator to kill the old man
The old man's milky eye
This literary device is used when the story contrasts a normal town with the shocking lottery ritual.
(Situational) Irony
This footpath causes conflict between Michael Obi and the villagers.
The ancestral path/the dead men’s path
These provide hope and temporary relief to the stranded astronauts.
Sun Domes
This is the theme explored as Scoresby’s success is attributed to chance rather than skill.
Luck versus merit
This sound becomes unbearable to the narrator and leads to his confession.
The beating of the heart
She is ultimately chosen as the “winner” of the lottery.
Tessie Hutchinson
Michael Obi’s main objective at Ndume School.
To modernize the school
The emotional/psychological effect that the endless rain has on the men
Madness/despair
The narrator of the story is referred to by this title.
Reverend/the clergyman
This literary device is used with the repeated heart beating.
Repetition or symbolism
The mysterious object that is used to determine who “wins” in ‘The Lottery’.
The black box
This religious figure tries to explain the significance of the path to Obi.
The village priest
This happens to most of the men before the story ends.
They die/commit suicide/go mad
This literary device is used by Twain to highlight the absurdity of Scoresby's success.
Satire/Irony
This emotion overwhelms the narrator and causes him to confess.
Guilt
This theme is explored through the blind following of tradition in “The Lottery.”
What is conformity or the danger of unexamined traditions
The villagers’ response when the path is blocked.
They destroy the school’s garden and buildings
The literary term for the rain representing despair and hopelessness
Symbolism
Scoresby receives this award due to his ‘heroic’ mistake on the battlefield.
Kighthood/medal/promotion
Poe uses this narrative technique to create a sense of unease and reliability.
First-person unreliable narrator