2. Questions What is the setting (time, place, weather) of the story? What is the setting (time, place, weather) of the story? The story takes place in early summer, June 27th. The day is warm and beautiful, a typical summer morning just before lunch time. The story takes place in early summer, June 27th. The day is warm and beautiful, a typical summer morning just before lunch time.

3. What mood does the story create, give 2 examples from the text? What mood does the story create, give 2 examples from the text? The mood is tense. 1) The villagers are nervous, they shuffle their feet and bite their lips. 2) They talk quickly to each other and gang up on Tessie in the end. The mood is tense. 1) The villagers are nervous, they shuffle their feet and bite their lips. 2) They talk quickly to each other and gang up on Tessie in the end.

4. What is the theme of the story? How do you know? What is the theme of the story? How do you know? The theme is outdated human sacrifice for the good of the community. We know this because they have the lottery which has a winner who is scarified so that the village will have good crops (“lottery in June, corn be heavy soon”). Yet other towns have done away with the lottery and some villagers think it is outdated. The theme is outdated human sacrifice for the good of the community. We know this because they have the lottery which has a winner who is scarified so that the village will have good crops (“lottery in June, corn be heavy soon”). Yet other towns have done away with the lottery and some villagers think it is outdated.

5. How is the theme of the story presented? Is it presented through symbols, setting, characters, or conflict? How is the theme of the story presented? Is it presented through symbols, setting, characters, or conflict? The theme is presented through characters. We get to know so many characters briefly and how they relate to the lottery. From the boys who pile stones, to Old Man Warner who’s been in the lottery 77 years, to all the villages ganging up on Tessie (“the winner”) in the end. The theme is presented through characters. We get to know so many characters briefly and how they relate to the lottery. From the boys who pile stones, to Old Man Warner who’s been in the lottery 77 years, to all the villages ganging up on Tessie (“the winner”) in the end.

6. Describe the roles of the men and women, how the children act, and what the social and business goals are for each facet of this society. Describe the roles of the men and women, how the children act, and what the social and business goals are for each facet of this society. There are very distinct roles in the community. The men are the heads of the house hold. The women look after the house and raise the children. The children are free to play, but must listen to their parents (they listen to their fathers more than their mothers). There are very distinct roles in the community. The men are the heads of the house hold. The women look after the house and raise the children. The children are free to play, but must listen to their parents (they listen to their fathers more than their mothers).

7. Why are the townspeople holding the lottery? Why don't they stop? Why are the townspeople holding the lottery? Why don't they stop? The townspeople hold the lottery because they believe that they will have good crops. They don’t stop because it is tradition and it has always been that way. The townspeople hold the lottery because they believe that they will have good crops. They don’t stop because it is tradition and it has always been that way.

8. Describe how the process of "The Lottery" uses a scapegoat and tell what end is desired. Describe how the process of "The Lottery" uses a scapegoat and tell what end is desired. The end result is stoning someone to death. A scapegoat is someone who takes the blame for someone else. The winner of the lottery is the town’s scapegoat. They die (take the blame for the town’s sins) so that the village will prosper and have good crops. The end result is stoning someone to death. A scapegoat is someone who takes the blame for someone else. The winner of the lottery is the town’s scapegoat. They die (take the blame for the town’s sins) so that the village will prosper and have good crops.