Mr. Summers (*) successfully replaces wood chips with slips of paper, much to the chagrin of Old Man Warner, who has lived through seventy-seven of the title events all involving a black box.
A pile created by Dickie Delacroix anticipates later violence in this short story. One character quotes the folk saying "corn be heavy soon" when the title event occurs in June, and disparages the north village for thinking of giving it up. Mr. Summers (*) successfully replaces wood chips with slips of paper, much to the chagrin of Old Man Warner, who has lived through seventy-seven of the title events all involving a black box. Ending with the death of Tessie Hutchinson after she draws a piece of paper with a black spot on it, FTP, name this short story by Shirley Jackson about an annual public stoning.
A pile created by Dickie Delacroix anticipates later violence in this short story.
“The {Lottery}”