Then unexpectedly her family gets the paper with the black dot, and Mrs. ... Another example of irony in the story is when the author stated " The children had stones already, and someone gave little Davy Hutchinson a few pebbles." ... The author also uses the black box to set an uneasy mood when she says" "the stool was put in the center of the square and Mr. Summers set the black box down on it. ... They seem to be scared of what the box represents, a symbol of bad luck. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Summers carrying a black box. Black is usually a symbol of death or unpleasantness. ... As the Hutchinson family draws paper the crowd looks on somberly and girls are heard saying they hope it's not the little girl. ... Hutchinson is has the paper with the black mark. Once again the color black is used to as a symbol of what is to come. ...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Summers carrying a black box. Black is usually a symbol of death or unpleasantness. ... As the Hutchinson family draws paper the crowd looks on somberly and girls are heard saying they hope it's not the little girl. ... Hutchinson is has the paper with the black mark. Once again the color black is used to as a symbol of what is to come. ...

• Word Count: 1119
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Also, their attitude toward the black box that holds the slips of paper was one of indifference. "The black box grew shabbier each year; by now it was no longer completely black but splintered badly along one side to show the original wood color, and in some place faded or stained." ... Relief is understandable, but wouldn't the majority of people be a little bit upset knowing that they had to stone their own mother to death? ...

• Word Count: 717
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School