Dystopian meaning a community or society that is in danger because its place is destroyed or its people/leader are causing a havoc.
Expanding my Vocabulary
Jovial - Being in a state of happiness and cheerfulness
Profusely - In great amounts
Paraphernalia - Equipments that is used in a particular activity
Interminably - Impossible to get rid of
Petulantly - Meaning forward or insolent
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
Questions
1. Describe the setting, using specific details from the story in your answer.
- Its a small town in the middle of vast lands.
2. Explain the feelings of most people in town toward the lottery.
- Nervousness
- Worried
- Anxious
- Angry
3. What evidence is there that the lottery has been going on for a long time?
- The calling of children.
- Checking if everyone is present.
- It takes the whole town's to get ready for the event.
4. What is Old Man Warner’s attitude about those who would like to change things?
- He firce of why would other towns change the tradition.
5. Explain how the lottery works.
- Each person had to pick a slip from the box.
- Then, the family with the specific slip will have to be in a gamble.
- One of their family will get a black dot in the middle of their slip.
- Lastly, they will get thrown by stones.
6. In what way is the title, “The Lottery”, misleading? Why would the author want to trick the reader by having a misleading title?
- The title was misleading because the word lottery usually means good.
- I think the reason behind this, is because to have a plotwist.
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