Review the theme: sometimes traditions continue long after they've outlived their usefulness. which detail from "the lottery" best contributes to this theme? the children gather stones before the adults assemble for the lottery. the shabby and faded black box tessie tries to get her adult married daughter included in the drawing, so as to protect herself. bill tells tessie to shut up when she complains about the lottery.

Bill tells Tessie to shut up when she complains about the lottery

for me, i'd go with (c) satisfied or (b) overjoyed because if you read it a couple of times, it makes since that it is c or b. it can't b (a) angry because booker was never angry about anything. at the end of the paragraph, booker states, "i think there are not many men in our country who have had the privilege of naming themselves in the way that i " i think that sentence kind of gives away the also, some words in the paragraph can also you like for example, "indulged," "calmly," "perplexity," "privilege," and defining words that you don't know, can you understand more of that paragraph and it can also increase your comprehension. : )

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absolutism the political belief that one ruler should hold all of the power within the boundaries of a country.