The Lottery
By: Jordyn, Maggie, and Jules
The POV is 3rd Person Omniscient
We know because it tells the characters thoughts and feelings. The narrator can also describe every action that happens and the dialogue.
Summary
In The Lottery, the townspeople would gather in the town square once a year. They drew pieces of paper out of a black box that represented death. Only the eldest male in the family or the husband could draw. Whoever drew the piece of paper with a black dot on it was sentenced to stoning. People of all ages would then stone the chosen one until she was dead.
The Animated Version of The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
3 Characters
Mr. Summers
He was the keeper of the box.
Mrs. Hutchinson
She drew the black dot and was stoned.
Mrs. Dunbar
Her husband broke his leg and couldn't draw for them. Her son was only 16 so he could not draw either. She ended up having to draw.
3 Literary Devices
Hyperbole: "Next thing you know, they will be wanting to go back to living in caves." -p.4
Personification: "Pack of young fools." (people who quit the lottery) -p.4
Old Man Warner"^^^"
Personification: The black box grew shabbier each year. -p.2
Story
The story was good but just a tad bit gruesome. The lottery was a lot different then the lottery today. Even the kids threw rocks at their mom. Iy was my least favorite story we read.