The Lottery
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The Lottery
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All Characters Tessie Hutchinson Davy Hutchinson Mr. Joe Summers Old Man Warner Mrs. Janey Dunbar Jack Watson
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Champlin, Nikola. "The Lottery." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 2 Dec 2015. Web. 14 Nov 2019.

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