Finishing The Lottery, Foreshadowing, and Weekend Homework (wow, long title)

Agenda:
1. Any poems on getting lost in nature or making the familiar, strange...
2. Finishing "The Lottery" (you will have a project on this due next Friday, so I would pay close attention today)
3.  Foreshadowing
4. Going over how to complete HW


Literary Term:
Foreshadowing--a warning. hint, or clue of what is to come

Major theme: Appearance versus reality


Note how the mood is relatively lighthearted throughout the story. Isn't this a bit strange considering the horror at end of story. Think: Why does the author do this?

Homework  sample: Finding examples in the text that provide the lighthearted tone. Please provide a quote and brief explanation.

"Mr. Summers was very good at this; in his clean white shirt and blue jeans, with one hand resting carelessly on the black box, he seemed very proper and important as he talked interminably to Mr. Graves and the Martins" ( Jackson 468)

This passage contributes to the overall "down-home," casual atmosphere of the story as it creates a scene of everyday folks chatting in a very routine way, What's even more is how the official of this ceremony is described as being laid back  in his mannerisms (resting carelessly) and dress (jeans and a white shirt).