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 The Lottery   Shirley Jackson The story The big event: lottery as a ritual惯例/why? The morning of June 27/a full summer day/flowers blossoming grass green/people gathering in the square90 The children assembled: “the feeling of liberty sat uneasily on most of them”/Bobby stuffed his pockets full of stone/ other kids following suit/the girls/foreshadowing 90 People gathering soon/Mr. Summers/Mr. Graves in preparation/the old man Warner/the old black box The lottery begins: every family for a slip of paper/the Hutchinsons get chosen/a second round with Mrs. Hutchinson chosen/stoned Focal points The names of the characters The black box The irony The comparison and contrast The villagers Mrs. Hutchinson Theme Irony讽刺 The festive beginning: The morning of June 27/a full summer day of fresh warmth/flowers blossoming grass green The gruesome可怕的 end: “… Mrs. Hutchinson screamed and then they were upon her.” “Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon.” 95 The Gothic elements: An old and scary ritual/ Mrs. Hutchinson as the sacrifice for harvest in the broad daylight The black box “made with some pieces of the box that had preceded it…grew shabbier each year…it was no longer completely black but splintered裂成碎片 badly ” 91 The long history of the ritual The black: horror/brutality/heart of darkness Names of the characters Mr. Summers: the host of the ceremony/the time/the prosperity Mr. Graves: 98/the destination is death Old Man Warner: “seventy-seventh year I been in the lottery”95/”pack of young fools” Harry: raid and plunder repeatedly/ Bobby: policeman The villagers The time:“…be through in time to allow the villagers to get home for noon dinner.” 90 The box: “…but every year the subject was allowed to fade off without anything’s being done” 91/fate in the shabby box blind obedience carelessness of the audience stony heart Mrs. Hutchinson The housewife: ”clean forgot what day it was”/”she dried her hands on her apron.”92 The sca