For example, when Arnold first appears at Connie's home, he talks about his car and how it has new paint, but just to illustrate how evil he his, Arnold's name appears on his car in "tar-like black letters"(11). This example is specific in its nature because evil is implied as being something physical, in this case it is Arnold Friend's name written in not just any black letters but in tar-like letters. Arnold's name is written in "tar-like black letters" to signify that Arnold himself represents evilness and that by persuading Connie through talking about his black lettere...

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In "The Lottery" the first foreshadowing clue is the little boy Bobby Martin "had already stuffed his pockets full of stones"(Jackson 291) Boys filling their pockets with rocks is a normal thing for boys to do but is also a hint and should have had the reader wondering why the boys were filling their pockets with rocks. ... "(Kennedy 1318) In "The Lottery" the reader only knows that this event happens yearly and that there is a black box with names and a drawing but it isn't until the end that the audience finds out what the lottery is actually about...

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