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Mrs. Hutchinson doesn't argue about whether or not the lottery is fair until her husband is

picked. Why do you think this is? Do you agree with Mrs. Hutchinson that it is unfair that her

family was selected for the lottery? Why or why not?

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Answer:

In general, it possible to state that there is nothing fair about the lottery tradition in this case

Step-by-step explanation:

In The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, to "win" the lottery means that someone in the family will be sentenced to death being stoned until the end. At the en of the story, after Bill Hutchinson draws a black dot in the first round of the game, which means that someone in his family will die in a really cruelty way. The real controversial part in the story, is that if it was not this family another one had to be, the practice itself is so cruel, no matter who the "winner" is. Someone has to die anyway.

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