The Lottery Plot

What is rising action 1

• Each man draws for his family

• Tessie arrives late to the the lottery

• Bill has the black dot and Tessie protests

What is rising action 3

• Bill draws the black dot and Tessie protests that he didn't have enough time to choose

• Tessie wins the lottery

• Each man draws for his family

• Tessie arrives late

What is the climax?

• The town members surround Tessie

• Tessie is stoned to death

• Tessie starts yelling that it's not fair

• Tessie draws the black dot and "wins"

What is the first falling action?

• Everyone surrounds Tessie with stones in their hands

• Tessie starts protesting that it isn't fair

• Tessie is sacrificed

What is the second falling action

• Tessie protests

• Tessie is sacrificed

• Everyone surrounds Tessie with stones is their hands

• Tessie is stoned to death

What is the resolution/denouement

• Tessie is sacrificed by stoning

• Tessie runs away

• Tessie fights back

• Tessie is burned alive

Who is the protagonist and antagonist

• Bill vs. Tessie

• Tessie vs. Bill

• Tessie vs. The Lottery

• Tessie vs. tradition

The plot of a story is...

• the series of related events

• where and when it takes place

• who is participating in the story

• how the conflict is resolved

What is the main theme of 'The Lottery'?

• Tradition and its impact on society

• The importance of family

• The power of love

• The struggle for survival

Which literary device is most prominently used in 'The Lottery'?

• Metaphor

• Irony

• Simile

• Alliteration