The Lottery

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Themes

All Themes The Juxtaposition of Peace and Violence Human Nature Family Structure and Gender Roles The Power of Tradition Dystopian Society and Conformity

Quotes

Characters

All Characters Tessie Hutchinson Davy Hutchinson Mr. Joe Summers Old Man Warner Mrs. Janey Dunbar Jack Watson

Symbols

All Symbols Stones The Black Box The marked slip of paper

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The Lottery

Themes

All Themes
The Juxtaposition of Peace and Violence
Human Nature
Family Structure and Gender Roles
The Power of Tradition
Dystopian Society and Conformity

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Tessie Hutchinson
Davy Hutchinson
Mr. Joe Summers
Old Man Warner
Mrs. Janey Dunbar
Jack Watson

Symbols

All Symbols
Stones
The Black Box
The marked slip of paper

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Champlin, Nikola. "The Lottery." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 2 Dec 2015. Web. 7 Dec 2019.

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Champlin, Nikola. "The Lottery." LitCharts LLC, December 2, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2019. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-lottery.

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