Dystopian Literature: (The Lottery)

Dystopian Literature: "The Lottery"

Define the Word 'Dystopia': 

Is a imaginary community or society that is known for being a bad place to live or be in, everything in this community/place tends goes wrong. Everyone in this society is normally always frighten or on edge.

Find the meanings for these following words:

Jovial:

Is when someone is in a happy/bubble mood and is always somewhat approachable.  

Profusely: 
To be in a large amounts to mean a lot more.

Paraphernalia:
Used in terms for drugs and the other equipment made for drug use.

Interminably:
A rambling noise that goes on and on and is annoying and boring.

Petulanty:
Being rude and child like.

• Read through a short story 'The Lottery" and Answer some questions:

1. Describe the setting, using specific details from the story in your answer. 


It was a full-summer day, Where in the heart of the town the square the family, started to gather like  as if it was a happy gathering  and it was a normal day but with unease in the backs of their minds.

2. Explain the feelings of most people in town toward the lottery.


Most of them had unease and fear but knew this was a normal part of life for them all.

3. What evidence is there that the lottery has been going on for a long time? 

The Black box had to be remade through time with some of the original box made into it. From past stories and also it use to have wooden slips now they have to use paper as there are more people in the town since when this was first started. Old man warner is the oldest in the town and he had to use a stool for the new box which was remade before he was born.

4. What is Old Man Warner’s attitude about those who would like to change  things? 


He did not like change and thinks other people do not understand this.

5. Explain how the lottery works. 

Each person had there name in the box, What ever family's name comes out each of them have to
re-draw and who ever's name has a black spot on it are the person who gets stoned by the village

6. In what way is the title, “The Lottery”, misleading?  Why would the author  want to trick the reader by having a misleading title?

As our generation knows a lottery we think of a good prize being won.
An author could use this to trick us as most people love a lottery and winning a prize, but we all in this generation would not like to hear about horrible death in an outrageous and sick way.

Why do you think this is an Dystopian story? Does it remind you of any others?


This is a Dystopian story as people are scared and living in a hateful way and doing harm to others

It does not remind me of any others apart from slavery stories.