The Lottery
By Haggan Tim and Luke
Summary
The whole town gathers together annually to take part in something they call the lottery. Its where one family gets chosen for the drawing and whoever gets the mark gets stoned to death. The Hutchinsons get chosen and one of them is going to get stoned!
Critique
We all like the story because it had a weird ending. We didn't think it was going to end with the woman dying. It was interesting and funny at times. We would give it three and a half stars.
Mr. Summers
The man who conducts the lottery. Mr. Summers prepares the slips of paper that go into the black box and calls the names of the people who draw the papers. The childless owner of a coal company, he is one of the village leaders.
Tessie Hutchinson
The unlucky loser of the lottery. Tessie draws the paper with the black mark on it and is stoned to death. She is excited about the lottery and fully willing to participate every year, but when her family’s name is drawn, she protests that the lottery isn’t fair. Tessie arrives at the village square late because she forgot what day it was.
Mr. Hutchinson
Tessie’s husband. Bill first draws the marked paper, but he picks a blank paper during the second drawing. He is fully willing to show everyone that his wife, Tessie, has drawn the marked paper.
Literary Devices
Imagery: The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green.
Alliteration: The black box grew shabbier each year.
Hyperbole: "Seems like we got through with the last one only last week."
POV
Third Person (Objective) The narrator of "The Lottery" is extremely detached from the story. Rather than telling us the characters' thoughts or feelings, the narrator simply shows the process of the lottery unfurling.
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