Men of each family must pick a slip of paper from a black box. ... Early in the story the children are described to be gathering small rock and pebbles. ... One prime example of this is the way Old Man Warner responds to Mr. ... This is completely ironic as Old Man Warner thinks it is right to have the lottery, but if any right-minded person were to read this short story, they would think the lottery is completely wrong and barbaric. ... Jackson does this by using irony in the actions of the towns people, this is demonstrated when the kids are gathering small rocks and pebbles. . ...

• Word Count: 1411
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Men of each family must pick a slip of paper from a black box. ... Early in the story the children are described to be gathering small rock and pebbles. ... One prime example of this is the way Old Man Warner responds to Mr. ... This is completely ironic as Old Man Warner thinks it is right to have the lottery, but if any right-minded person were to read this short story, they would think the lottery is completely wrong and barbaric. ... Jackson does this by using irony in the actions of the towns people, this is demonstrated when the kids are gathering small rocks and pebbles. . ...

• Word Count: 1411
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School