“The Lottery” takes place on a warm June 27 in a town where about three hundred people were and describes an annual event in the town, a lottery. A tradition that is apparently widespread among surrounding villages as well. Children arrive in the town early and began to play." Some of the boys collect stone. They have a black box to begin the lottery. When it is time for the lottery, the box is removed and taken to the place where the lottery is being held. The names of the families are called one at a time to come up and take a piece of paper. When all of the people had come up and taken a folded piece of paper, everyone reads what is written on the piece they selected, but only one piece of paper had something written on it. It is that one person has to die. Tessie Hutchinson receives a slip with a black mark on it; it means that she won the lottery. The villagers then stone her to death as a ritual sacrifices.
The part I Liked:
The people had done it so many times that they only half listened to the directions: most of the were quiet, wetting their lips, and not looking around. I like this part because for they seem that it nothing especial going to pass.
The part I found confused:
Almos all the story is a little confused
The children had stones already. And someone gave little Davy Hutchinson few pebbles. Tessie Hutchinson was in the center of a cleared space by now, and she held her hands out desperately as the villagers moved in on her. Old man Warner was saying, “Come on, come on, everyone.” Steve Adams was in the front of the crowd of villagers, with Mrs. Graves beside him. “It isn’t fair, it isn’t right,” Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her.
Questions:
1. Why it is called “lottery?
2. Why the children have to be there and make the same as adult?
3. The story is based on true story?
4. Why did not Mr. Hutchinson change with his wife?
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