... anything but normal. The reader does not know about the ritual of the lottery so this clue is foreshadowing the event. The fact that the reader does not know this basic part of the narration, a technique used by the Ancient Greeks makes the lottery at the end a dramatic irony. There are many little clues about the tragic ending of the story, but until the introduction of the black box, the readers kept it in the dark. The box was described as ... "no longer completely black but splintered badly along one side to show the original ... ...

• Word Count: 1076
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... was nothing wrong in this quaint town. In the first paragraph, Jackson describes the town in general. She puts in perspective the location of the town's square "between the post office and the bank" (263). This aides in visualizing what a small town this is, since everything seems to be centralized at or near the town square. This is also key in that the town square is the location for the remaining part of the story. She creates ... as part of their lives. The introduction of the black box into the setting changes the mood and the atmosphere of the residents. After the introduction of ...

• Word Count: 1113
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... was nothing wrong in this quaint town. In the first paragraph, Jackson describes the town in general. She puts in perspective the location of the town's square "between the post office and the bank" (263). This aides in visualizing what a small town this is, since everything seems to be centralized at or near the town square. This is also key in that the town square is the location for the remaining part of the story. She creates ... as part of their lives. The introduction of the black box into the setting changes the mood and the atmosphere of the residents. After the introduction of ...

• Word Count: 1118
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School