Characters
Draws the final slip of paper and is stoned to death; the unfortunate protagonist.
Who is Tessie Hutchinson?
This is the purpose of the lottery.
What is a human sacrifice to ensure a good harvest?
This is a hint in the story of what is to come.
What is foreshadowing?
This is how you find the theme.
What is reading the entire story?
This is the author of The Lottery.
Who is Shirley Jackson?
Official who conducts the lottery; represents change, newness.
Who is Mr. Summers?
This is the first event in the story
What is "the townspeople gather for the lottery"?
This is when something represents an abstract idea.
What is symbolism?
This is the main theme of The Lottery.
What is "Blindly following traditions can be dangerous"?
This is the year the story was published.
What is 1948?
Assists the lottery; represents death.
Who is Mr. Graves?
This is the setting of the story.
What is a village of 300 people in June.
What is theme?
This is a symbol that represents human violence; the instrument the characters use to carry out the lottery.
What are stones?
This is the magazine the story was published in.
What is The New Yorker?
This is the oldest man in the village; represents long-standing tradition.
Who is Old Man Warner?
This is the reveal of who wins the lottery.
What is "Tessie Hutchinson draws the slip of paper with the black dot"?
What is an allusion?
This is a symbol that makes the townspeople nervous on the day of the lottery; represents death and tradition.
What is the black box?
This is the reason people cancelled their magazine subscriptions and wrote hate mail to the author.
What is "they thought the story was real"?
Throws the largest stone at her friend, names means "of the cross"; represents religious hypocrisy.
Who is Mrs. Delacroix?
This is the end of the story.
What is "Tessie Hutchinson gets stoned to death"?
This is something happening that is different than what was expected.
What is situational irony?
What are the white slips of paper, one with the black dot on it?
This is the amount of time Shirley Jackson took to write the story.
What is in one morning?