English 2 Honors: The Lottery

Lines 219-225: Which words or phrases change the story's pacing?

"Suddenly all the women began to speak up" "for a minute..", -its speeding up

Lines 105-115: What examples of colloquialisms are in these lines? What do they tell the reader about the characters in the story?

"clean forgot what day it was","my old man", "came a-running"

Lines 237-287: What are examples where Jackson doesn't explain the action or what characters say and do?

"it wasn't fair"Tessie said. doesn't explain why tessie is angry tho.

Lines 300-306: What words in these lines have connotations that affect how the reader sees or understands an element of the story?

Bill hutchinson went over to his wife and forced the slip of paper out of her hand.

Lines 40-53: Describe Mr. Summers based on his responsibilities and the way that others react to him.

He is a community leader,people seem to be timid around him.

Lines 191-204: What text evidence shows how Old Man Warner feels about the lottery?

He thinks they should do it because it's tradition.

Lines 228-243: Describe Mrs. Hutchinson's behavior and the reaction from the other villagers. Compare your observations with your earlier perceptions of the characters.

She's agreeing w/Tessie and everyone else is against them.She's frantic. -They were calm earlier.

Lines 1-10: Based on the first paragraph, explain what you can infer about the village and its people.

Small town,everyone seems to know each other

Lines 310-321: Explain what expectation the reader might have had about the lottery at the beginning of the story. What part of the story changed that expectation? Which lines in the story confirm suspicions that winning the lottery is not good?

The beginning the reader would prob think that they were trying to win a lottery with money. -It became suspicious when the kids were "playing" with the rocks. And also when tessie became fearful

defiantly

boldly,rebelliously

Lines 159-168: Describe the tone in this passage. Which words led you to that conclusion?

calm, most people were quiet,factual, matter of fact

petulantly

in a grouchy or bad tempered way

Lines 100-104: Explain what it means to talk interminably.

interminably:keeps going,talking endlessly

Lines 38-40: Why might the author have chosen to write this sentence in passive voice?

lottery is more important than the person who conducts it

perfunctory

mechanically and without enthusiasm

Lines 1-18: Explain the tone in these lines.

no tone,factual

Lines 59-79: Explain the tone, or attitude, expressed in these lines.

nuetral,no tone, matter of fact, factual

Lines 237-242: Examine the discussion of households and families in these lines. Explain what Mr. Summers means when he distinguishes between family and household. Why does Jackson include this information?

once a daughter marries,men are dominant. -jackson included this info to show their antiquated ideas.

profusely

plentifully, in a freely available way

Lines 59-67: What might the box symbolize? What evidence supports your answer? Suggest an unspoken message that Jackson wants to convey to the reader about the lottery.

represents tradition -shows people have mixed feelings about box,lottery and tradition

Lines 285-306: Describe the pacing on this page and how it affects the mood.

starts speed up; rising action

Lines 85-104: Explain the pacing in this section and its overall effect on the story.

still slow, keeps repeating "ritual" & "tradition"