The Lottery

It’s kind of shocking how casual the Summers were about the lottery, they act like they’re going to the movies or something, at least at first. Mr. Summers helps to organize it and seems uncomfortable at first but as it goes along he becomes more serious and cold

It really sickens me how eager Bobby Martin was on the first first page, treating the lottery like a game. Maybe it’s because his father and older brother assist Mr. Summers, but it’s still really unsettling how they don’t seem to care what the lottery takes away

Little Dickie Delacroix seems to have a similar attitude to his friend Bobby, I’m hoping that they don’t understand what the lottery is. His mother seemed anxious watching her husband draw but was eager enough to pick up the biggest stone

Mrs. Dunbar seemed very sad and desolate, drawing for her husband because he broke his leg and sent one of her children away to tell him who was chosen and even picked the smallest stones, being the most compassionate.

Mr. Graves is the postmaster who assists Mr. Summers. His wife seemed worried about her family but her husband didn’t seem to feel anything while he was quite literally holding people’s lives in his hands.

The Hutchingson’s are just tragic. Tessie and her husband Joe had such cute interactions at the start, but it didn’t last. Tessie made a big fuss when she thought that Joe or one of her kids might have been chosen but Joe just seemed annoyed with her. Tessie didn’t want to show her paper but her husband threw her under the bus and showed everyone, letting her be stoned as Tessie screamed about how unfair this way until the end.