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Dialogue Essay: The Lottery By Shirley Jackson

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The lottery Rob was just a normal person living a life until he lost his job at the car wash. His boss laid him off for some new and shiny automatic brushes. So with no money to keep food on the table or pay rent. He relied on his roommate Angel. Angel started working overtime at Champs. While rob looked for a new job. Rob was a butler, waiter, usher, and a janitor but he got fired from each one. One day he bought a lottery ticket he choose his lucky numbers, and walked out the store. As he walked out side he saw a begging hobo. He gave him 10 dollars and went home. When he got home he jumped on the couch and waited on his on the lottery winner to be announced. Rob jumped up and celebrated. He just won the lottery. Then the TV showed …show more content…

“At least you have a job, I’m just sitting here all day eating s’mores and watching lion king on VHS.” Rob said back Angel looked at rob for a second. “What’s wrong with you?” Angel asked. “Nothing…………… I…….I’ve just been wondering were the last couple of years of my life went.’’ Rob said. ‘’I can’t even hold a job for 2 weeks, and my last job I got fired on my off day.’’ ‘’Yea it’s been rough for you, but I got a promotion today.’’ ‘’Good for you then’’ rob said. Robs life was great before all of this. He was an all-star basketball player and getting scholar ships from colleges all across the country, but then in the state championship he broke his ankle then all of those scholarships went down the drain. ‘’I’m about to go to the store do you want anything?’’ Angel …show more content…

Then there was a loud knock. Rob cut off the TV and Angel turned off the lights. The loud knocks kept going on until there was a voice. ‘’Rob… Angel… get out here and give me your rent money.’’ The voice said. ‘’I know you’re in there come out here before I call the police.’’ He said. Rob and Angel went outside. The land lord told them they need to get there stuff and get out the building. ‘’Now what we are homeless.’’ Rob said. “Why don’t you just go stay with you parents’’ Angel said. Let me give you some back story. Rob never knew his parent. He lived with his grandparents all his life. His mom died when she was in a street race, and his dad got arrested for assaulting a cop for telling him he can’t park in a no parking space. Rob was at Applebee’s using the free Wi-Fi and watching the football game. Then he got a call from his older brother. His brother is a successful plastic surgeon. Rob picked up the phone. ‘’hello’’ “What’s up little bro’’ David said. “I’m a foot and a half taller than you David. Stop calling me little.’’ Rob said. ‘’ I heard you needed a place to stay’’ ‘’ Yea ‘’ ‘’ Well how bought you come to the holly wood hills and sleep in one of my guest bed

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