The whole tradition of the drawing slips of paper from a black wooden box has its roots in ancient history and people already forgot the original reason of it. ... The slip of paper with a black point finally ends in the hands of Tessie Hutchinson. ... But in this case he is not successful because of disagreement of those people who believe that the present box had been made with some pieces of the original box which had been constructed by people who established their village. ... Jackson, New Yorker, 1948, p. 3) In the middle: "And now we`ve got to be hurrying a little more to get done...

• Word Count: 2043
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Men of each family must pick a slip of paper from a black box. ... Little do the readers know, the lottery in the story's case, is being stoned to death. ... Almost every little detail in this story has a bit of irony to it, including the names of the characters. ... Graves made up slips of paper and put them in the box"(2). ...

• Word Count: 1411
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Men of each family must pick a slip of paper from a black box. ... Little do the readers know, the lottery in the story's case, is being stoned to death. ... Almost every little detail in this story has a bit of irony to it, including the names of the characters. ... Graves made up slips of paper and put them in the box"(2). ...

• Word Count: 1411
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School