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... was going to take her position in the traditions withheld in their town, she became quite outraged as very accurately depicted in the film. Tessie's hand tightly seized to the square piece of paper that would surely hold her grim fate waiting in its center in the form of a black dot. Her face became crestfallen and she seemed to search for ... ...
... any changes. On the other hand there are also people who are against any changes concerning this tradition. When the lottery is about to begin, people are assembled on the square between the post office and the bank. Everybody is there except Tessie Hutchinson who arrives as the last one. Soon after her arrival the lottery begins. Heads of families, men ... ...
... . (p. 259) A conflict between male authority and female resistance is subtly evident throughout The Lottery. Early in the story, the boys make a great pile of stones in one corner of the square, while the girls stand aside talking among themselves, looking over their shoulders at the boys. Later, as the Hutchinsons file up to draw their papers from the box, it is ... ...
