Show:
Characters
Foreshadowing/Tension
Literary Devices
Plot/Conflict
Vocabulary
100
This character "ultimately" wins the lottery.
Who is Tessie?
100

Piles of these being gathered around town are the first examples of foreshadowing in "The Lottery."

What are the stones/rocks?

100

This character is an ironic symbol of religion, as her actions are the opposite of those with religious values. 

Who is Mrs. Delacroix?

100
The people of the town are gathering for this event.
What is the lottery?
100

rowdy, loud,  energetic, and cheerful

What is "boisterous"?

200
This character carried the black box to the center of town and led the lottery.
Who is Mr. Summers?
200

What details about the villagers’ behavior make you feel something isn't quite right, building tension?

The villagers seem nervous and uncomfortable. 

200
This character symbolizes the old traditions.
Who is Old Man Warner?
200
This symbol on a piece of paper means you have won the lottery.
What is a black dot?
200

performed merely as a routine duty.

What is Perfunctory ?

300
The oldest man in town. He wants the old traditions to stay alive.
Who is Old Man Warner?
300

What does the villagers’ nervous behavior foreshadow?

Their nervousness suggests that the lottery is not a fun or harmless event. It foreshadows the fear and violence that will occur later.

300

The use of real-world objects, people, ideas or situations to represent something else. 

What is Symbolism?

300
This is the month during which the story takes place.
What is June?
300

Equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles

What is Paraphernalia?

400

This lady is "of the cross" and picks up the biggest stone she could find to throw at Tessie.

Who is Mrs. Delacroix?

400

Why might Jackson include the detail that Tessie Hutchinson arrives late? How could this detail be considered foreshadowing?

Her late arrival draws attention to her and helps prepare the reader for her important role in the ending.

400

This is a symbol of human violence and cruelty. 

What are stones?

400

This is the reason for doing the lottery every year.

What is a tradition believed to ensure that the corn will grow. "Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon." 

400

With unreasonable irritation, annoyed

What is Petulant(ly)?

500
This member of the Hutchinson family is the smallest and needed to be helped up into the black box.
Who is Little Davy?
500

The author delays revealing the purpose of the lottery to build... 

What is tension? By keeping the purpose of the lottery a secret, Jackson makes readers curious and uneasy 

500
This character is a symbol for the bringer of death.
Who is Mr. Graves?
500

How is the weather described at the start of the story?

What is a clear and sunny day, with all the warmth of a summer's day?

500

unending or forever

What is "Interminably"?