Reading and discussion questions on shirley jackson's "the lottery"
directions:
respond to each question with at least 3-4 academic sentences, meaning complete, grammatically correct and thoughtful responses to the questions. be sure to address the word/term in bold in the question. if you are unsure of the bolded word/term’s definition, use the resources around you to define it (merriam webster definition search, the “goldfish” story 1-pager, ask a friend, etc.)
1. were you surprised by the ending of the story? if not, at what point did you know what was going to happen?
2. how does jackson foreshadow the ending? conversely, how does jackson lull us into thinking that this is just an ordinary story with an ordinary town?
3. in what way does the setting affect the story? does it make you more or less likely to anticipate the ending?
4. in what ways are the characters differentiated from one another? looking back at the story, can you see why tessie hutchinson is singled out as a "winner"?
5. are there any symbols in the story? why is the "black box" battered, for example?
6. describe the point of view of the story. how does the point of view affect what we know about the situation? how does it preserve the story's suspense?

alright, so here, the author clearly thinks that flooding the canyon was a bad idea and is showing bias against it.

the central idea of the above passage is following;

central idea: cultural study is very important specially archaeology. grimm's stories very well cater to the importance of cultural relevance.

explanation:

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)