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  How are women portrayed in Shirley Jackson's short story, "The Lottery"?

  Posted by pixieprincess169 on Oct 16, 2009 at 07:18 AM

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  Discuss the significance of the characters's names: Old Man Warner, Mr. Graves, Mr. Summers, Mrs. Hutchingson, and Mrs. Delacroix.

  Posted by tinh1ha on Sep 16, 2009 at 08:19 PM

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  How is Mr. Summers' name significant in "The Lottery"? Explain using 2 quotes.

  Posted by rsandhu19 on Apr 12, 2009 at 01:15 PM

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  How is Mr. Graves name significant? Explain using 2 quotes.

  Posted by jotiikaur on Apr 9, 2009 at 09:42 PM

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  How is Mr. Graves' name significant? Explain using 2 quotes.

  Posted by ksidhu19 on Apr 6, 2009 at 06:10 PM

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  What are some similarities and differences in the scapegoats and how they are used in "The Lottery" and "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas?"

  Posted by alyssaradford1 on Feb 22, 2009 at 04:04 PM

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  In what ways are the characters of "The Lottery" differentiated from one another? Does Jackson make it obvious why Tessie Hutchinson is singled out?

  Posted by animalluver2 on Feb 16, 2009 at 10:52 AM

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  What characteristics of human nature does Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" reveal?

  Posted by lillyflower35 on Feb 10, 2009 at 04:58 PM

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  In "The Lottery", if the protagonist is Tessie, who is the antagonist?

  Posted by meggie457 on Feb 8, 2009 at 02:43 PM

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  What are five details that suggest the villagers are ordinary people in "The Lottery"?

  Posted by diggle123 on Feb 7, 2009 at 01:04 PM

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  "The Lottery" begins with the suggestion of idyllic country life. Identify the ominous signs which accumulate, foreshadowing later conflicts

  Posted by scott7777 on Nov 3, 2008 at 01:42 PM

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  How does the community feel about individuals who rebel against them in "The Lottery"?

  Posted by ester71 on May 31, 2008 at 06:49 PM

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  In Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery," what do the characters in this particular community say about the lottery in nearby communities?

  Posted by esterine1115 on May 26, 2008 at 12:26 PM

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  What is the moral lesson of the story, "The Lottery"?

  Posted by ruffa on Jan 10, 2008 at 01:35 AM

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  What essentially are the people in Jackson's story "The Lottery"? Are they evil?

  Posted by hajihassa on Sep 22, 2007 at 12:45 PM

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  Why do you think Mrs. Delacroix picks up a large stone?

  Posted by elnazz248 on May 28, 2007 at 11:57 AM

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  I want to know all the characters in the lottery.

  Posted by vampi on May 24, 2007 at 04:10 PM

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  Why is it significant that Davy Hutchinson was given a few pebbles?

  Posted by wimp on Apr 22, 2007 at 10:59 AM