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Bill Hutchinson - Coggle Diagram

- - - - 'regretfully'
        
        Bill could have been upset with himself as he had been so unlucky as to have drawn the paper with the black dot on it.
        
        Bill could have been upset for indirectly causing the death of one his family members, but based on evidence like the way he treats Tessie, it is more likely that he was upset with himself for landing himself into this mess.
        
        As we can tell that Bill is someone who does not express much emotions, the fact that he expressed his regret shows us that he must be feeling very strong regret that he expressed it, thus allowing us to infer his fear of dying.
    - - 'held it up'
        
        Bill felt the need to show everyone that Tessie was the unlucky one who was going to be stoned to death.
        
        In a way, he was trying to reassure himself as well, that he was lucky to not have won the Lottery, so he wanted to prove that to everyone, like he needed them to see it too and realise that he was saved.
        
        Shows us that Bill was so relieved to not be the one who was going to be stoned to death.
  - - - 'standing quiet, staring down at the paper in his hand'
        
        Despite knowing there was a chance that he might get stoned, he did not express any reactions at all, like fear or anger.
        
        This could be because he believes in the Lottery, so he thought that he should not express any unhappiness about winning the first round as a show of his respect towards the Lottery.
        
        Expresses the theme, about herd mentality, as we can see Bill believes in the Lottery
    - - 'with one quick glance around at his wife and children,nodded'
        
        His reaction was quick, just glancing at them without maintaining eye contact for a long period of time.
        
        As a father and wife, he should have comforted them or ask them if they were ready. However, he did none of these.
        
        Shows that he was perhaps more concerned about himself rather than the safety of his family/he believed in the Lottery, so he thought nothing of one of his family members being stoned to death.
- - - - Bill does not show any love or concern towards his wife, Tessie.
        
        Evidence 1:
        
        Bill leaving for the lottery without saying anything to Tessie.
        
        No show of comfort towards Tessie even though they all had a chance of winning.
        
        No emotions towards her, e.g. fear, concern
        
        Not acknowledging her as his wife, leaving by himself like he did not have a wife
        
        He could have brought the kids to the Lottery with him.
        
        The fact that he brought his children with him but not Tessie allows us to imply he did not treat her as family.
        
        Explanation matches with 'I've got no other family except the kids'
        
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        Evidence 2:
        
        'Shut up, Tessie'
        
        Shows us that he does not care about her views, even if it seemed like she was trying to protect him.
        
        As a reader, we thought that couples are supposed to respect each other's views. Bill does not seem to care about Tessie at all.
        
        Tone
        
        Fierce, sharp
        
        Neighbours had tried persuading her to stop complaining, but in quite a nice tone
        
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        Evidence 3:
        
        'that's only fair'
        
        Seems like he is purposely trying to go against Tessie, as she had said that 'it wasn't fair'
        
        Choice of words seems like he wanted to disassociate himself from her, as it appears that their opinions are the exact opposite of the other.
        
        Evidence 4:
        
        'forced the slip of paper out of her hand'
        
        shows no concern towards what winning the lottery would mean for Tessie
        
        Does not care whether Tessie is hurt, whether she is dead or alive
        
        Theme of the story: herd mentality
        
        trying to prove that he was lucky enough to avoid winning the lottery
        
        whereas Tessie was not that lucky, trying to prove that he is superior compared to Tessie.
      - Bill reveres the lottery.
        
        Definition: feel deep respect or admiration for (something)
        
        Evidence 1:
        
        'it's only fair'
        
        believes that whatever happens during the lottery, like one of his family members being stoned to death, is just because of the "good" of the lottery, thus they should go along with the lottery
        
        herd mentality
        
        Evidence 2:
        
        Bill replying to Mr Summers quickly and honestly
        
        Shows us that he is trying to show his cooperation with the process of the lottery
        
        He believes that the lottery is for a good cause and thus does not want to go against it