The Lottery Foreshadowing

“...the feeling of liberty sat uneasily on most of them; they tended to gather together quietly for a while...” (paragraph 2).

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“They stood together, away from the pile of stones in the corner, and their jokes were quiet and they smiled rather than laughed” (paragraph 3).

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“Soon the women, standing by their husbands, began to call to their children, and the children came reluctantly, having to be called four or five times” (paragraph 3).

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“The villagers kept their distance, leaving a space between themselves and the stool” (paragraph 4).

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“The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green” (paragraph 1).

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“...there was a hesitation between two men, Mr. Martin and his oldest son, Baxter, came forward to hold the box steady” (paragraph 4).

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“‘Well now, Mr. Summers said soberly, ‘guess we better get started, get this over with, so’s we can go back to work” (paragraph 10).

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“The whole lottery took less than two hours, so it could begin at ten o’clock in the morning and still be through in time to allow the villagers to get home for noon dinner” (paragraph 1).

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“The original paraphernalia for the lottery had been lost long ago, and the black box now resting on the stool had been put into use even before Old Man Warner, the oldest man in town, as born” (paragraph 5).

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“’I’m drawing for my mother and me.’ He blinked and his eyes nervously and ducked his head...” (paragraph 16).

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