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MrŦ Adams Ŵ MrŦ Adams ls one of Lhe men of Lhe vlllageŦ Whlle he seems Lo be one of Lhe few who quesLlons Lhe
loLLery when he menLlons LhaL anoLher vlllage ls Lhlnklng abouL glvlng up Lhe rlLualţ he sLands aL Lhe fronL of Lhe
crowd when Lhe sLonlng of 1essle beglnsŦ
MrsŦ Adams Ŵ Along wlLh 1essle PuLchlnsonţ MrsŦ Adams seems Lo be one of Lhe few women of Lhe vlllage who
quesLlons Lhe loLLeryŦ
MrsŦ uelacrolx Ŵ An acqualnLance of 1essle PuLchlnsonƌsţ MrsŦ uelacrolx ls Lhe flrsL person 1essle speaks Lo when
she arrlves laLe aL Lhe loLLery posesses a degŦŦ
MrsŦ !aney uunbar Ŵ !aney uunbar ls Lhe one woman aL Lhe loLLery who has Lo draw for her famlly because her
husband ls aL home wlLh a broken legŦ When MrŦ Summers asks her lf she has an older son who can do lL for herţ
she says no and Lhenţ regreLfullyţ ƍCuess l goLLa flll ln for Lhe old man Lhls year
MrŦ Craves Ŵ MrŦ Craves ls Lhe vlllageƌs posLmasLerţ Lhe second mosL powerful offlclal ln Lhe communlLyŦ Pe helps
!oe Summers admlnlsLer Lhe loLLery andţ llke Summersţ represenLs LradlLlon and Lhe sLaLus quoŦ
MrsŦ Craves Ŵ MrsŦ Craves ls one of Lhe female vlllagersţ and she seems Lo accepL Lhe loLLery wlLhouL quesLlonŦ
8lll PuLchlnson Ŵ 8lll PuLchlnson ls 1essle PuLchlnsonƌs husbandŦ When 1essle quesLlons Lhe meLhod of drawlngţ he
saysţ ƍShuL upţ 1essleƍŤ he also forces Lhe sllp of paper wlLh Lhe black spoL on lL ouL of her hand and holds lL up ln
fronL of Lhe crowdŦ
1essle PuLchlnson Ŵ A mlddleŴaged housewlfe and moLher of four chlldrenţ 1essle PuLchlnson ƍwlnsƍ Lhe loLLery
and ls sLoned Lo deaLh by her fellow vlllagersŦ
MrŦ MarLln Ŵ MrŦ MarLln ls a grocer who holds Lhe loLLery box whlle Lhe sllps of paper are drawn by Lhe vlllagersŦ
!oe Summers Ŵ !oe Summers ls a revered member of Lhe communlLyţ Lhe vlllageƌs mosL powerful and wealLhy manţ
and Lhe admlnlsLraLor of Lhe loLLeryŦ Pe has no chlldren and hls wlfe ls descrlbed as ƍa scoldŦƍ
Cld Man Warner Ŵ 1he oldesL man ln Lhe vlllageţ Cld Man Warner has parLlclpaLed ln Lhe loLLery sevenLyŴseven
LlmesŦ

Tessie Hutchinson - The unlucky loser of the lottery. Tessie draws the paper with the black mark on it and
is stoned to death
/ Man Warner - The oldest man in the village. Old Man Warner has participated in seventy-seven
lotteries
Mr. Summers - The man who conducts the lottery. Mr. Summers prepares the slips of paper that go into the
black box and calls the names of the people who draw the papers.

Bi Hutchinson - Tessie's husband. Bill first draws the marked paper, but he picks a blank paper during the
second drawing. He is fully willing to show everyone that his wife, Tessie, has drawn the marked paper
Mr. Harry Graves - The postmaster. Mr. Graves helps Mr. Summers prepare the papers for the lottery
and assists him during the ritual.

The Ran/omness of Persecution
Villagers persecute individuals at random, and the victim is guilty of no transgression other than having
drawn the wrong slip of paper from a box. The elaborate ritual of the lottery is designed so that all
villagers have the same chance of becoming the victim÷even children are at risk. Each year, someone
new is chosen and killed, and no family is safe.
The shabby black box represents both the tradition of the lottery and the illogic of the villagers' loyalty to
it.


The lottery represents any action, behavior, or idea that is passed down from one generation to the next
that's accepted and followed unquestioningly, no matter how illogical, bizarre, or cruel


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