Harrison Bergeron and The Lottery both have a sort of calm tone throughout the stories. The Lottery starts off with a warm, welcoming tone, then evolves to a more detached The serious tone of the stories lead you away from thinking that the two societies are anything but normal. While each story ends jarringly the tones are oddly deadpan; both of the stories end with the characters brushing off the death of a loved one. A cold, chilling, or creepy tone would have taken away from the surprise ending. The settings don’t give an exact location, leaving a hint of mystery; the towns could be anywhere. While the year The Lottery takes place is undefined, Harrison Bergeron takes place in the year 2081 in a couple’s living room. In Harrison Bergeron