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English, 11.09.2019 02:10, kasper04

What is significant about the number of times old man warner has witnessed the lottery 77 years in the story

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English, 24.06.2019 23:00, Naysa150724

Part a. what does old man warner's character represent in the text? in the lottery by shirley jackson a. people's desire to cling to traditions? b. people's fear of change? c. people's violent tendencies? d. people's fear of death? part b which detail from the text best supports the answer to answer a? a. "and the black box now resting on the stool had been put into use even before old man warner, the oldest man in town, was born" (paragraph 5) b. "next thing you know, they'll be wanting to go back to living in caves, nobody work any more, live that way for a while" (paragraph 32) c. "there's always been a lottery," he added petulantly. "bad enough to see young joe summers up there joking with everybody" (paragraph 32) d. "seventy-seven year i been in this lottery," old man warner said as he went through the crowd. "seventy-seventh time" (paragraph 40)

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English, 20.07.2019 03:00, briannmalcolmp3l4pz

Which excerpt from "the lottery" most strongly suggests that the lottery tradition has become less significant than it once was? "the original paraphernalia for the lottery had been lost long ago, and the black box now resting on the stool had been put into use even before old man warner, the oldest man in town, was born." "‘seems like there’s no time at all between lotteries any more.’ mrs. delacroix said to mrs. graves in the back row." "‘used to be a saying about ‘lottery in june, corn be heavy soon.’" "‘some places have already quit lotteries.’ mrs. adams said."

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English, 23.07.2019 09:00, cindyc1103

In the short story “the lottery” does old man warner develop a sound argument?

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English, 29.08.2019 17:30, darianhaynes

How is the lottery ironic in the story? a. usually a lottery winner is considered lucky, but the lottery winner in this story is put to death. b. the lottery winners in this story are considered lucky because they get to harvest corn, but they are already farmers. c. mrs. dunbar fills in for her husband at the lottery since he broke his leg and their son horace is too young to draw. d. old man warner has been in the lottery seventy-seven times, but has yet to be the winner.

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