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The Lottery - Coggle Diagram
The Lottery
Symbol
The Juxtaposition of Peace and Violence
Human Nature.
Family Structure and Gender Roles
The Power of Tradition.
Dystopian Society and Conformity.
Characters
Tessie Hutchinson
Bill Hutchinson's wife and the contestant of lottery that pulled out the black dot and was unluckily stoned to death. At first, she was willing to participate in the lottery but as soon as her husband pulled out the slip of paper with the black dot on it she screamed, this is unfair.
Old man Warner
The oldest man in the small town that had been participating in the lottery for 77 years. He also voiced his opinion during the lottery that the lottery was nessary for the town and humans.
Mr. Summer
The childless, host and organizer of the lottery for years.
Bill Hutchinson
The husband of Tessie Hutchinson, he was also the person that orginally pulled the slip of paper with the black dot. He also willingly put his family up for offer when he made each of his family memebr do the lottery again to see which person would pull out the slip of paper with the black dot.
Author
Jackson, (born December 14, 1916, San Francisco, California, U.S. -died August 8, 1965, North Bennington, Vermont), American novelist and short-story writer best known for her story "The Lottery"
Plot
the community of a small unidentified American town who come together annually to select a member by chance to be stoned to death.
settings
her village of Bennington, Vermont: ... In her story, Jackson's village is a rural area, surrounded by other such villages with people who have lived narrow lives and, perhaps as a result of such lives, appear to have narrow minds, as well.
Purpose
Throughout "The Lottery," Jackson aims to establish, through the use of irony, symbols, and language choice, a theme that emphasizes the danger of following meaningless
tradition. The story speaks about those who blindly follow traditions without regard for the consequences.