The-Lottery完整版

TheLotteryByShirleyJackson073012222Monica073012225SibelGenaralplotQuotationsCharacteranalysisForeshadowing&SuspenseSymbolThemeConnectionHomeworkGeneralPlotMr.SummersMr.AdamsMr.HutchinsonMr.DunbarBillNancylittleDaveTessieMr.Hutchinson...Q:Howwouldyoucharacterizethevillage'ssociety?Happy?Affluent?Patriarchal?Para1-2Thewholestorypeacefulharmoniousmoderncivilizedsocietyviolentcold-bloodedcruelsavageprimitivebehaviorsharpcontrastQuotations1.Mr.Summersspokefrequentlytothevillagersaboutmakinganewbox,butnoonelikedtoupsetevenasmuchtraditionaswasrepresentedbytheblackbox.(P75,para5)Q:WhydidvillagersignoreMr.Summers'requestofmakinganewbox?Whatdoesitimply?Peopledonotseemtocareaboutthebox’sappearance.Theyjustwanttheboxtostaythesame.Theyfearchangeitself,asthoughonechangemightleadtootherchanges.Already,sometownshavestoppedholdinglotteries,butthesevillagersdonotseemtobeheadedinthatdirection.Instead,theyholdfirmtothepartsofthetraditionthatremain,afraidtoaltereventhisbox.Quotations2.Althoughthevillagershadforgottentheritualandlosttheoriginalblackbox,theystillrememberedtousestones.(P80,para12)Q:Arethereanycluesinthestoryabouttheoriginsofthisritual?Howdoyouunderstandthissentence?P76Theoriginalritualandboxmayindeedhavebornealongatradition,violentandstrangeasitmaybe,butnow,withouttheoriginaltrappings,songs,andprocedures,allthatremainsistheviolence.Thevillagersarealltooeagertoembracewhatremains,eagerlypickingupthestonesandcarryingonthe“tradition”foranotheryear.CharacterAnalysis•OldManWarner•Mrs.Hutchinson(Tessie)DonandEva(daughterandson-in-law),Bill(son),Nancy(littledaughter)Mr.Hunchinson(husband)Mrs.Delacroix(friend)OldManWarnerOldManWarnersnorted.Packofcrazyfools,hesaid.Listeningtotheyoungfolks,nothing'sgoodenoughforthem.Nextthingyouknow,they'llbewantingtogobacktolivingincaves...(P78,para9)Astonehitheronthesideofthehead.OldManWarnerwassaying,Comeon,comeon,everyone.(P81,para1)OldManWarnerTheoldmanMrWarnerwastheeldestpersoninthetownwhowassupposedtothewisdomincommonsense,insteadhewastherepresentativeofthemostfatuous(愚昧的)andcruelhumanbeings.Theluckinessofhecouldescapefromeachfe-riskinthelotteryhasbeentransformedintohugezealouspassiontokeepthisconventionanddefendanyonewhoeventhoughtaboutabandoningthisritualinhead.Mrs.Hutchinson(Tessie)Mrs.Hutchinsoncamehurriedlyalongthepathtothesquare,hersweaterthrownoverhershoulders,andslidintoplaceinthebackofthecrowd.Cleanforgotwhatdayitwas,(P76,para4)Mrs.Hutchinsonsaid.grinning,Wouldn'thavemeleavem'dishesinthesink,now,wouldyou.Joe?,(P77,para1)Getupthere,Bill,Mrs.Hutchinsonsaid.andthepeoplenearherlaughed.(P78,para6)Mrs.Hutchinson(Tessie)1.Shownorespectforthetradition2.ChallengetothepatriarchalsocialsystemBedoomedtodieeventuallyThere'sDonandEva,Mrs.Hutchinsonyelled.Makethemtaketheirchance!(P79,para7)NancyandBill.Jr.openedtheirsatthesametimeandbothbeamedandlaughed,turningaroundtothecrowdandholdingtheirslipsofpaperabovetheirheads.(P80,para6)DistortionofKinshipInordertodecreasetherateofbeingchosen,Tessieletherdaughterwhohasescapedfromdangersharethechancewithher.NancyandBillbeamedandlaughed,butdidn'tcareabouttheirparents'death.DistortionofLoveBillHutchinsonwentovertohiswifeandforcedtheslipofpaperoutofherhand.(P80,para10)Thelovebetweenhusbandandwifeistotallyreplacedbycoldbloodassoonasit’sclearthatTessiehasdrawnthemarkedpaper.Herhusbandandchildrenturnonherjustastheothervillagersdo.DistortionofFriendship...shesadtoMrsDelacroix,whostoodnexttoher,andtheybothlaughedsoftly.(P76,para4)ShetappedMrsDelacroixonthearmasafarewell...(P76,para5)DelacroixselectedastonesolargeshehadtopickitupwithbothhandsandturnedtoMrs.Dunbar.Comeon.(P80,para12)theearliergood-neighborlyvillagersthebrutalvillagersstoningTessietodeathForeshadowingIsthereanyindicationtoimplytheviolentendinginthestory?ForeshadowingChildrenputstonesintheirpocketsandmakepilesofstonesinthetownsquare,whichseemslikeinnocentplayuntilthestones’truepurposebecomesclearattheendofthestory.Tessie’slatearrivalatthelotteryinstantlysetsherapartfromthecrowd,andtheobservationMr.Summersmakes—“Thoughtweweregoingtohavetogetonwithoutyou”—iseerilyprescientaboutTessie’sfate.WhenMr.SummersaskswhethertheWatsonboywilldrawforhimandhismother,noreasonisgivenforwhyMr.Watsonwouldn’tdrawasalltheotherhusbandsandfathersdo,whichsuggeststhatMr.Watsonmayhavebeenlastyear’svictim.ForeshadowingTheystoodtogether,awayfromthepileofstonesinthecorner,andtheirjokeswerequietandtheysmiledratherthanlaughed.(P75,para2)Thevillagerskepttheirdistance,leavingaspacebetweenthemselvesandthestool.(P75,para4)Mostofthemwerequiet.wettingtheirlips.notlookingaround.(P77,para10)Bynow,allthroughthecrowdthereweremenholdingthesmallfoldedpapersintheirlargehand.turningthemoverandovernervously.(P78,para4)unnormallotterySuspenseJacksonbuildssuspensein“TheLottery”byrelentlesslywithholdingexplanationanddoesnotrevealthetruenatureofthelotteryuntilthefirststonehitsTessie’shead.Welearnalotaboutthelotterygothroughtheentireritual,butJacksonnevertellsuswhatthelotteryisabout,ormentionsanykindofprizeorpurpose.Notuntilthe