Analyzing Purposes in Allegory Which choice best states the author's purpose in
writing the allegory?
Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost
the original black box, they still remembered to use
stones. The pile of stones the boys had made earlier was
ready; there were stones on the ground with the blowing
scraps of paper that had come out of the box. Mrs.
Delacroix selected a stone so large she had to pick it up
with both hands and turned to Mrs. Dunbar. "Come on,"
she said. "Hurry up."
-"The Lottery,"
Shirley Jackson
O The author teaches a moral about patience through
a trying experience.
The author shows the joy that can be experienced
by taking a chance
O The author makes a statement about how people
blindly continue terrible traditions.
The author implies that carrying out old traditions
leads to positive outcomes.
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