English, 14.12.2019 17:31 flakko1899

"the lottery" by shirley jackson. "you didn't give him time enough to take any paper he wanted. i saw you. it wasn't fair! " what is the effect of this dialogue on the plot? it shows that mr. summers has manipulated the lottery to protect himself and punish tessie, thereby revealing the story's conflict. tessie's protestations spark a minor rebellion that is soon squashed by mr. summers. tessie's words raise the tension of the story, forcing readers to wonder why she is so upset and propelling the tale to its climax. mr. summers considers a redrawing of the village's lottery.

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