Summary Of The Lottery Party

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On June 27th, a small village was preparing for their annual event. The children were talking about the end of the school year, while gathering small rocks. The women were gossiping about the town, while the men were talking about taxes. The lottery starts at 10 a.m., when Mr. Summers, the officiate, arrives. Tessie Hutchinson arrives late after forgetting it was the day of the lottery. It begins with a roll call, starting from A to Z. Next, Mr. Summers calls up the head of household to select a slip of paper from the black box. After all the men have chosen a ticket, everyone opens their slip to see whose family won. Tessie’s husband, Bill Hutchinson, received the ticket with the black spot. Mrs. Hutchinson begins to protest, claiming that