Although the title "The Lottery" is not an act of a character, it is certainly the most obvious one of them all. ... This is truly ironic because the readers may expect a nice guy, not someone who would conduct such an immoral act. ... The short story was filled with irony right from the title to the last sentences....

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

Although the title "The Lottery" is not an act of a character, it is certainly the most obvious one of them all. ... This is truly ironic because the readers may expect a nice guy, not someone who would conduct such an immoral act. ... The short story was filled with irony right from the title to the last sentences....

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