Q1: What was the relationship of the boys at the beginning?
In this short story “The Last Spin” by Evan Hunter ,the very opening sentence is showing the unusual relationship of Tigo and Danny .And the writer personifications 'the jacket 'who is telling the Danny that Tigo is his enemy. Tigo was wearing green silk jacket with orange stripe on each sleeves and danny was wearing blue and gold jacket, is representing that he belongs to a gangs. As the gang guys knowns ,as of their symbol or their appearances.
Q 2 : What do they realize about each other?
In this story where there is bitter violent enmity lies in between them , where as the story progress with the each gun shot, they get to know each other very closely that they realize various personal information common like they both belongs to gangs, they both like guns,they don't want to dig the guys,they both call their mom as “an old-lady” they both have sense of humour by saying that they can loose weight with this kind game,they both have 'chicks',they both want to join army,they both want to screw the club. By the end in this story they became friend .This looks like they are talking mostly about there selves instead of their gang work .
Q3: How do they feel each other before the last spin?How do we know this?
In the last part , the story got twisted where they both exchange their thoughts to leave the gang and plan to go on lake with their chicks in one boat. They became friend. This change in both characters comes only before the “last spin”. It seems they don't have any personal problems with each-other it was an out come of what they were settled for their gangs..
Q4: How do Danny and Tigo start to discover what they have in common?
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...ces of becoming the victim even children are at risk.Each year they chose any body with that black draw slip telling to die,where as no human being is safe . What makes “The Lottery” so thrilling is the swiftness which makes the villagers turn against the victim(Tessie).
8. c. Rate the story on a scale or zero to 10 and explain why you gave it that rating.
I gave this story 2 out of 10.As it make my heart apart after reading the story, when a women is hit by another human beings, the worst part was even by kids. There was no rule set to stop killing or banned this game. Where every year any body like “Tessie” (a victim,protagonist) has to sacrifice her life by her own village people above all ,with her own family. The 2 numbers were just for the first opening paragraph where every thing seems normal with the start of the beautiful day of the the June morning.
In my eyes I loved the book I rate it a 9/10, its had a good twist and turn to it. I loved this
12. If you were the author, would you have ended the story in a different way? Why? How so?
“The Lottery” is a short story about an event that takes place every year in a small village of New England. When the author speaks of “the lottery” he is referencing the lottery of death; this is when the stoning of a village member must give up his or her life. The villagers gather at a designated area and perform a customary ritual which has been practiced for many years. The Lottery is a short story about a tradition that the villagers are fully loyal to and represents a behavior or idea that has been passed down from generation to generation, accepting and following a rule no matter how cruel or illogical it is. Friends and family become insignificant the moment it is time to stone the unlucky victim.
The short story spunk wwas written by zora neal hurston was based on guilt and revenge in witch the characters were face with much conflict and discouragement zora was born in 1891 originally from notaslelga alabama and moving to eatonville fla, she naturally picked up her stories from neighborhood gossip. the story spunk was a short about a man fooling around with another married mans wife . zora didnt like the fact that spunk wanted to marry lena . lena was already married to a man named joe . lena didnt care about joe even though joe loved her and wanted to get his wife back zora grew up in a pridefull home were she believed in speaking up for herself many of her short stories and writing styles were much influenced by events that took
It is nine in the morning, Professor Chagnon informs me of the information and data we hope to collect today, the three main forms of violence that accrue in and out side of each village, “chest pounding, side slapping and club fights” (Chagnon, 118) Professor Chagnon instructs me to follow him with the camera and film equipment. The Professor stops as he watch’s two men pounding each others chests, I begin preparing my camera to talk a photo when a friend of Professor Chagnon come’s over to say hello Professor Chagnon greets his friend an introduces me, Professor Chagnon as his friends what ...
The town's citizens are eager, gathering in the town square in order to take part in the yearly lottery. With the story focused around one particular family, the Hutchinsons, who are so anxious to get it all over with until they find that one of their members is to participate in the lottery's closing festivities, Tessie. Of course, unlike your typical lotteries, this is not one that you would want to win. The one chosen from the lottery is to undertake a cruel and unusual death by stoning at the hands of their fellow townsmen for the sake that it may bring a fruitful crop for the coming harvest season. Ironically, many of the towns people have suggested that the lottery be put to an end, but most find the idea unheard of being that they have lived in it's practice for most of their lives.
Written by Shirley Jackson, “The Lottery” is a short story about a town that hosts an annual lottery that decides which person is stoned by the rest of the town. Jackson slowly and subtly builds the suspense throughout the story, only resolving the mystery surrounding the lottery at the very last moment, as the townspeople surround Tessie with their stones. The symbolism utilized helps demonstrate the overall significance of the story, such as the lottery itself. The lottery shows the way people desperately cling to old traditions, regardless of how damaging they may be. In addition, it can show how callous many will act while staring at a gruesome situation, until they become the victims.
It would seem that a story leading to such a horrific ending, would be dark and gloomy. We associate things like dark clouds, dead grass, and terrified settings with stories related to dying. Yet, the setting of this story is in the summertime, were the flowers are blooming, and the grass is green. The irony is the that everything seems to be full of life. The lottery is supposed to be random, but as the lottery begins to take place we can sense that it may not. From Mrs. Hutchinson begin late to the nervousness of the seemly poorer families. One of the things I find most ironic is how Tessie began turning on her own family before she was even chosen. Most mothers would try to protect their children. Yet, Tessie would gladly let them take their shot of getting stoned instead. Tessie’s family, friends, and even her own children turned on her. Image the very people you were just having a conversation with becoming your murders in an instant. Mr. Hutchinson told her to shut up. Her best friends picked up the heaviest stones they could find and aimed for her head. They even gave her youngest son pebbles to throw at her. When thinking of a lottery most people think of winning a wonderful prize. But in this village if a person wins the lottery, they get stoned to
The main themes are that you shouldn’t judge people by their appearances. Just because you are rich and belong to a tough gang does not mean you are cruel like the other gang members. You shouldn’t carry any harmful weapons and should not escape from the police.
From the surface this topic turns most readers away; however, Jackson is crafty in her use of characterization, setting, and theme to draw the readers in to the story. In particular, Jackson’s characterization of Tessie forces the readers to feel attached and sympathetic when Tessie is selected to take part in the lottery. The setting of the story gives off an eerie mood because the readers can easily picture the story taking place in their own town. While most of the story is traumatic to the readers, Jackson is hinting at a larger picture. Jackson uses “The Lottery” as a way of warning readers of the dangers of following the crowd. Jackson successfully accomplishes her goal of entertaining and enlightening the readers with her choice of theme, setting, and
the lovers eventually come to a point where they can no longer be without one another.
“The Lottery” is a story which shows the complexity and capability of human behavior. Something immoral, like stoning a person to death once a year, is a normal occurrence. The main character, Tessie Hutchinson, is the victim of the lottery. Tessie is a character with a number of seemingly good characteristics, yet her surrounding culture rejects these characteristics. The majority of the people in the village has opposite attitudes and beliefs in comparison to Tessie’s. These attitudes and beliefs reflect her personal desires which quickly struggle against the culture’s expectations. Tessie is unlike the other villagers; she is initially indifferent to the lottery indicating her desires are unrelated to the lottery. Upon winning the lottery, Tessie changes and her personal desires to survive and reject the lottery emerge in her selfishness and outspoken personality. These struggles against the village’s expectations are shown through the culture’s emphasis on tradition and small town ties.
Tessie Hutchinson was angry that her husband had gotten the lottery, so the family drew again. In the final draw, the crowd saw that Tessie had gotten the paper with the black dot. The instant the crowd knew who got the lottery, they began grabbing the stones the boys had piled up earlier. Formerly, Mr. Summers joined the crowd and said “let’s finish quickly” to be in time for noon dinner(Jackson, 7). At this instant, Mrs. Delacroix had “selected a stone so large she had to pick it up with both hands” for the ritual(Jackson, 7). This sentence shows how terrible the lottery is and how extreme it can get. Without delay, Tessie is standing in the middle of the crowd when “a stone hit her on the side of the head” and that was the signal to begin the ritual(Jackson, 7). The lottery is just a cruel thing to the victim and their family who have to watch and be a part
When we hear the words gangster or mobster, the first picture that comes to mind is bloodshed and violence. But Warshow shows us in his writings that this is not necessarily the case by giving us examples from the movie The Godfather of how the family is very similar to a normal everyday household yet very different at the same time. The family has this unique kind of courage that allows them to do what they want without having to care about what they can lawfully do. The family does not openly talk abou...
The person you're meant to dislike isn't always the person you should be against, while in war you can find a friendship or build a bond between an enemy. This is perfectly shown in The Last Spin, a story by Evan Hunter. In this short story it shows how two young teenage boys are chosen from their gangs to settle a disagreement they were having. To settle it they're playing a game of Russian roulette in a empty basement. While playing the game they start a conversation and realize they have a lot in common. They aren’t enemies, just two boys in opposite gangs for the wrong reasons with similar stories. They keep taking turns shooting the gun until they decide that they'll tell their gang members that they kept shooting and nothing happened.