The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

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Lottery Date

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June 27

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Lottery Frequency

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Every year

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Clear and sunny morning, June 27th

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Develops the Setting

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Mood of townspeople during lottery

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Completely quiet and nervous

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Townspeople's view of the lottery box

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Part of a tradition

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Mrs. Dunbar's reason for participating in the lottery

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None of the men in her family are able to.

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Reason for the town's lottery

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Tradition for good harvest

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Mrs. Hutchinson's argument

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Her husband wasn’t given a fair chance.

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Mrs. Hutchinson's fate

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Killed by townspeople with stones

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Children gathering rocks

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Foreshadowing