Dystopia

For English, we had to look at dystopias and some words around dystopias, we also had to answer questions from the short story the lottery

Dystopia - An imaginary state or community in which there is great suffering or injustice.

Jovial -  Joyful and cheerful

Profusely - to a big degree

Paraphernalia - Miscellaneous items and equipment

Interminably - Endless

Petulantly - Childishly sulky

The lottery questions

1. Describe the setting, using specific details from the story in your answer. The setting is an undistinguished town located in rural America.
2. Explain the feelings of most people in town toward the lottery.  Most of the townspeople seem to be relaxed and happy.
3. What evidence is there that the lottery has been going on for a long time? The lottery box is tattered and old. Old Man Warner claims he has been in the lottery for around 70+ years.
4. What is Old Man Warner’s attitude about those who would like to change things?  His attitude is negative to others for having a different opinion.
5. Explain how the lottery works. A black box full of paper slips is brought to the town square. The townspeople gather around the town square and draw pieces of paper. They then hold another lottery with 5 pieces of paper. The people in the second lottery are stoned to death.
6. In what way is the title, “The Lottery”, misleading?  Why would the author want to trick the reader by having a misleading title? The title of Jacksons' story makes you think of a present-day lottery-type like the ones we have nowadays where you get a prize if you win but in the book if you win the lottery you die. 

Why do you think this is a dystopian story? Because of it being a society with a suffering justice where you die if you win the lottery.

Does it remind you of others? No