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"The pile of stones the boys had made earlier was ready; there were stones on the ground with the blowing scraps of paper that had come out of the box"

This is an example of tone and mood since it shows that the rocks are going to be used for something that revolves around the lottery

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"The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day"

"she held her hands out desperately as the villagers moved in on her"

The author uses words like "warm" and "sunny" in the beginning but changes to "desperately" at the end

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"The feeling of liberty sat uneasily on most of them"

This is an example of tone and mood because it shows that the people are upset because the time is close to the lottery.

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The crowd was quiet. A girl whispered, “I hope it’s not Nancy,” and the sound of the whisper reached the edges of the crowd.

This is an example of mood and tone elements because the crowd is quiet and there is suspense and tension hanging in the air.

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"'Well, now,' Mr.Summers said soberly, 'guess we better get this over with so's we can get back to work.'"

He shows no joy for the lottery meaning that this isn't something that you'd want. but something that is inevitable.

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"They stood together, away from the pile of stones in the corner, and their jokes were quiet and they smiled rather than laughed."

This shows that even in the beginning, when it seems happy, the adults are very somber and serious about the Lottery, because they know what's to come.

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"The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green."

This talks about mood and tone from how its like a happy tone and a calm place to stay at.

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"A sudden hush fell on the crowd as Mr. Summers cleared his throat and looked at the list. “All ready?” he called. “Now, I’ll read the names—heads of families first—and the men come up and take a paper out of the box."

The mood is suspenseful and thrilling because the named are being read.

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"they tended to gather together quietly for a while before they broke into boisterous play, and their talk was still of the classroom and the teacher, of books and reprimands."

The mood seems ominous and in anticipation.

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“Here comes your Mrs., Hutchinson,” and “Bill, she made it after all

The way the two men said that makes this seem exciting and fun even though it is not

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"the feeling of liberty sat uneasily on most of them; they tended to gather together quietly for a while before they broke into boisterous play, and their talk was still of the classroom and the teacher,"

this is mood and tone because the atmosphere is suspenseful and anxious and theres alot of tension.

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“You didn’t give him time enough to take any paper he wanted. I saw you. It wasn’t fair!” "Be a good sport, Tessie,” Mrs. Delacroix called, and Mrs. Graves said, “All of us took the same chance.”

“Shut up, Tessie,”

This shows tone and mood because it shows how tense and nervous people get during the lottery because it could be your last day on earth. It also shows a change from the start because it was described as a great day but now people are arguing

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By now, all through the crowd there were men holding the small folded papers in their large hands, turning them over and over nervously.

This is tone and mood because the people are very nervous and also are very serious with this lottery. This makes the mood very tense and very serious.

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"The black box grew shabbier each year; by now it was no longer completely black but splintered badly along one side to show the original wood color, and in some places faded or stained."

The shabbiness of the box coupled with the fear of it the villagers had makes it seem dark and ominous and that it is used for something bad.

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"He held it firmly by one corner as he turned and went hastily back to his place in the crowd, where he stood a little apart from his family, not looking down at his hand."

An example tone and mood in the story can be seen at this point. As the reader is reading this moment there is a feeling curiosity, the reader is wondering what the villagers could be winning in the lottery as well as why once the lottery starts the people in the story seem more nervous. In the story these characters are feeling more nervous, once they have the paper it seems that they become more stressed than they had been before (seen through the clutching of the paper)

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"Mrs. Hutchinson came hurriedly along the path to the square, her sweater thrown over her shoulders, and slid into place in the back of the crowd. 'Clean forgot what day it was,' she said to Mrs. Delacroix, who stood next to her, and they both laughed softly. 'Thought my old man was out back stacking wood,' Mrs. Hutchinson went on, 'and then I looked out the window and the kids was gone, and then I remembered it was the twenty-seventh and came a-running."'

This shows that the lottery is a stressful event and not an exciting one. The mood here is tense and rushed. This also foreshadows that the lottery isn't what we think it is.

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the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green.

This is Tone because she author was trying to say that it was a nice day.

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"The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green."

This is the starting of the story and it also shows that the story would be peaceful but it is actually ironic at the same time because at the end the story is something disturbing and interesting.

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“There’s Don and Eva,” Mrs. Hutchinson yelled. “Make them take their chance!”

This is an example of tone and mood because it shows that Mrs. Hutchinson was so stressed out and nervous that she was was willing to offer her sister's family.

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"The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green."

This is the atmosphere creating mood and tone because it paints a picture for the reader