How do the townspeople use physical strength, mental strength, and emotional intelligence to survive the lottery?

What do mcmahon’s references to thomas carlyle and john stuart mill do for his own image and credibility?

Mrs. hale (her hand against her pocket). we call it-knot it, mr. henderson. what changes might a director or screenwriter make to the original version of this scene in order to best emphasize themood? cut dialogue from the scene to make it a more approphate lengthupdate the setting to appeal to a more modern-day audienceomit the actions of the characters to avoid confusion and chaoso include the use of lighting, camera angles, and sound effectsmark this and returnnextsubmit

In the excerpt above, what can be inferred by the statement, "the dillingham had been flung to the breeze during aformer period of prosperity.?