Read: The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. This is found in the book "The 1940's: A Decade of Change" by the College of William and Mary. Some of you will need to buddy up with ONE partner, as there are not enough books for everyone. Then, answer these questions on a piece of paper. When you are done, be sure your name is on it and turn it into the green basket.
1. State an important theme of the reading in a sentence or two. 2. What does the story tell us about the idea of change? Support this with details from the book. 3. What is ironic about the different village functions that Mr. Summers conducts? 4. Mr. Summers says, "Now we've got to be hurrying a little more to get it done in time." In time for what? 5. Why did the villagers continue the lottery ritual? What is its purpose? 6. What suggestions does the author give early in the story about the true nature of the lottery? What evidence in the story allows you to draw inferences about what will happen? 7. Why is it that many aspects of the lottery ritual had been forgotten and the original black box lost, yet the villagers remembered the stones? In what ways had the lottery changed, and in what ways had it not changed? 8. Who in the story is most resistant to the idea of quitting the lottery? Why do you think that individual is so reluctant to change?
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