Clyde Dunbar’s wife and the only woman to draw in the lottery. Husbands, as the heads of households, draw for their families. A grown son might also take on this role, but the Dunbars’ children are too young. Mrs. Dunbar seems to subtly resist the proceedings of the lottery. When the killing is about to start, she tells her son to run and tell his father who was chosen—perhaps saving the boy from witnessing the experience that year. Mrs. Dunbar also tells Mrs. Delacroix to run ahead of her as the crowd pursues Tessie—perhaps trying to avoid taking part in the murder.
Mrs. Janey Dunbar Quotes in The Lottery
The The Lottery quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Janey Dunbar or refer to Mrs. Janey Dunbar. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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“Me, I guess,” a woman said, and Mr. Summers turned to look at her. “Wife draws for her husband.” Mr. Summers said. "”Don't you have a grown boy to do it for you, Janey?” “Horace’s not but sixteen yet,” Mrs. Dunbar said regretfully. “Guess I gotta fill in for the old man this year.”
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Mrs. Janey Dunbar Quotes in The Lottery
The The Lottery quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Janey Dunbar or refer to Mrs. Janey Dunbar. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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The Lottery
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“Me, I guess,” a woman said, and Mr. Summers turned to look at her. “Wife draws for her husband.” Mr. Summers said. "”Don't you have a grown boy to do it for you, Janey?” “Horace’s not but sixteen yet,” Mrs. Dunbar said regretfully. “Guess I gotta fill in for the old man this year.”
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