Symbol
The symbol in the story of "the lottery" shows
How did the kids feel after finding out their mother had died?
They didn't have much of a reaction because they are kids and don't understand the concept of death
The main theme of the lottery
What is the power of tradition?
The name of the woman that was killed
Who is Mrs. Hutchinson?
The day that the lottery was done
What is June 27?
The rocks symbolize the brutality of tradition, and the willingness of humanity to become brutal at the hand of a tradition
Was Mr. Hutchinson sad after killing his wife?
No, because he just thought that killing his wife would bring good luck
A theme that is tied to the "lottery" itself
What is luck?
The man that was in charge of directing the lottery
Who is Mr. Summers?
The man who was missing during " the lottery" who had a broken leg
Who is Clyde Dunbar?
What does the black dot on the paper symbolize?
Did anybody react in a negative way after finding out they have to kill Mrs. Hutchinson?
No, because the book shows how faith in a tradition can be destructive
A theme of "the lottery" that connects to the town's people not thinking they are doing something evil
The "banality of evil" or actions of evil done by people with non-evil intentions
The man who had been in the lottery the longest
Who is old man Warner?
The amount of years that old man Warner had been in the lottery
What is 77 years?
What does the box symbolize?
The box symbolizes the importance of tradition, and the town's people not wanting to change the box shows how much power tradition has
Did Mr. Summers know that he was organizing something so bad?
No, because he didn't know that this "tradition" was a bad thing
A theme of "the lottery" tying to the villagers rarely opposing the tradition.
The conformity of all the villagers, or how the villagers think as a group, not as individual people
The Postman
Who is Mr. Graves?
The names of Mrs. Hutchinson's 3 sons
Who are Bill, Jr., and Dave?
what does the blank paper symbolize?
It symbolizes a safe future until next time
The wife of the Postman
Who is Mrs Graves?
Why were the kids stacking up stones?
To throw them at the person who "won" the lottery and kill them with the stones