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It was the custom and they thought that if they broke the custom bad things might happen.

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Because I ate a crabby patty

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because she got the slip of paper with the black dot on it and was stoned to death

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Who are the characters in 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson?

The main characters in "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson are Mr. Summers, Old Man Warner, Tessie Hutchinson, Bill Hutchinson, and the townspeople. The story follows the tradition of a small town's annual lottery, where one person is chosen to be stoned to death as a form of sacrifice.


In the lottery story who is the scapegoat?

The Woman that was stoned to death. which was Tessie Hutchinson


Which character selects the piece of paper with the black dot in The Lottery?

Mrs. Tessie Hutchinson


Which member of the family wins the family of the lottery by shirley Jackson?

In Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery," it is Tessie Hutchinson who wins the lottery in their small village. However, winning the lottery in this story has a dark and tragic consequence.


Who is the dissenter in the lottery?

Tessie Hutchinson is the dissenter in "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. She protests when her family is chosen in the annual lottery drawing and argues against the tradition before ultimately becoming the victim of the ritual.


In the short story the lottery what line does tessie repeat over and over again that makes her a hypocrite?

In the short story "The Lottery," Tessie Hutchinson repeatedly says, "It isn't fair." This shows her hypocrisy because she initially agrees with the lottery process and finds no issue with it until she becomes the chosen victim. This line highlights her selfishness and lack of concern for fairness until it directly affects her.


Who is harry Jones the lottery by shirley Jackson?

There is no character named Harry Jones in the short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. The story focuses on a town's annual ritual where one person is selected by lottery to be stoned to death. The protagonist, Tessie Hutchinson, becomes the unfortunate winner of the lottery.


Why did tessie die in the lottery?

Tessie Hutchinson is the unfortunate victim of drawing the slip with the black dot in her family. Ironically she is stoned for winning the lottery


Differences between the movie and short story of the lottery?

in the movie after Tessie gets stone to death her friendship comes up to her and rapes her and in the the story that dozen't happen.


What stock characters are present in the lottery?

Some stock characters present in "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson include the town's leader, Mr. Summers; Mr. Graves, who assists with the lottery process; Old Man Warner, the traditionalist who insists on continuing the lottery; and Tessie Hutchinson, who ultimately becomes the "winner" of the town's brutal tradition.


What is the procedure of the lottery by Shirley Jackson?

It depands on what you know and how stupidity you were if you don't know how to answer this question. Do it yourself you moron.Innocent children were gathering stones. The villagers gather in the square to begin. Parents called their children who earlier on were collecting the stones .Tessie Hutchinson was late. They begin by checking whether or not all families were there. Then they called up the head/father of each family to draw the lots. Mr Hutchinson got the black dot and therefore his family had to draw lots again. Tessie got the black dot on the paper this time and was to be stoned to death as the tradition had to go on. The stones that children collected earlier was passed out to everyone there. They threw stones at her although she yelled "It isn't fair".You suck at spelling, idiot.


When was Tessie created?

Tessie was created in 1902.