Discussion Board by Ally Sullivan

Logan

2024-03-04 18:02:21 UTC

Old Man Warner has been involved with the lottery for many years. He has seen this event go on repeat for as long as he’s been alive. He acts very proud of the tradition as it's kept going for all of these years. In the story it states, “The original paraphernalia for the lottery had been lost long ago, and the black box now resting on the stool had been put into use even before Old Man Warner, the oldest man in town, was born”. Even with the box being destroyed the tradition continues on and it makes Warner happy since the tradition that's been going on since he's been a kid is continuing on. He hates that the other towns are getting rid of the lottery considering it means that his values and tradition are being removed. In the story Warner states, “It ain’t like it used to be”. Him watching his tradition be lost is upsetting and he isn’t happy that his tradition since he's been a kid is getting removed.

Alexa

2024-03-04 18:04:27 UTC

Quote 1: “Seventy-seventh year I been in the lottery” (Jackson 4).

Significance: Old Man Warner is proud to continue the tradition and is in the lottery for the 77th time. He is proud that he is still living and hasn't been stoned to death.

Kort and danny - "Come on, come on, everyone." Steve Adams was in the front of the crowd of villagers, with Mrs. Graves beside him. This shows that she was in the front of the crowd

2024-03-04 18:04:55 UTC

It isn't fair," she said. A stone hit her on the side of the head. Old Man Warner was saying, "Come on,come on, everyone." Steve Adams was in the front of the crowd of villagers, with Mrs. Graves beside him"The mood ends as a tense, but confusing mood because Mrs. Hutchinson was under a stressful event, but at the same time, the reader is still trying to understand what happened and why it happened.

Jackson

2024-03-04 18:05:32 UTC

The quotes relate in the sense that they are both about Old Man Warner and his love and desire to keep doing the lottery as a community and personally. To explain, the first quote tells us how proud Old Man Warner is to be participating in his 77th year of the lottery. This is because he has lived and survived for all 77 of them and counting. The second quote shows how he not only wants to keep the tradition going himself but for the community as well, since he thinks it’s crazy to get rid of the lottery at all. These relate in the way that they are both ways and reasons Old Man Warner wants to keep the lottery tradition going, he believes that they need to keep doing the lottery as it is tradition and he is proud and excited to keep doing it every year.

Devynn

2024-03-04 18:07:10 UTC

Quote 2: “Old Man Warner snorted. Pack of crazy fools,”

Significance: Old Man Warner doesn’t like how the town is acting these days. He feels the tradition has lost its value throughout his life.

Riley B

2024-03-04 18:09:43 UTC

In the story, “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, one of the characters, Old Man Warner acts so proud because he has survived many lotteries. He scoffs the other towns choosing to do away with the lottery as he believes that getting rid of it would be akin to society regressing or ,furthermore, failing. One quote that supports this idea is, “Pack of crazy fools,” he said. “Listening to the young folks, nothing’s good enough for them. Next thing you know, they’ll be wanting to go back to living in caves, nobody work any more, live that way for a while.” He says, “nobody work any more” to show one way in which society will fail without the lottery and talks about young folks and how they are ignorant for trying to get rid of the lottery and criticizes them by calling them crazy. Another quote that supports this idea is, “It's not the way it used to be." Old Man Warner said clearly. "People ain't the way they used to be.". This exemplifies the fact that he is mocking the new generation and how they are not as determined to keep the lottery a tradition.

Danny

2024-03-04 18:10:49 UTC

Old Man Warner acts so proud of himself because he has been a part of the tradition for a long time and he has never been the “winner” of the lottery.The text states “Listening to the young folks, nothing good enough for them. Next thing you know, they'll be wanting to live in caves”.This shows Old Man Warner is saying that the villages that discontinued the lottery are insane and have no clue what they are talking about and the way they do things shouldn't affect how they do it because they are stupid.

Jesse

2024-03-04 18:11:02 UTC

Mr.Adams is at the front of the crowd because he is trying to prove to Old Man Warner that he is not one of the “crazy fools” that want to get rid of the lottery. When Mr. Adams says, “they do say, Mr.Adams said to Old Man Warner, who stood next to him, that over in the north village they’re talking of giving up the lottery”, he feels like he gives old man warner the impression that he wants to get rid of the lottery. After Old Man Warner classes the northerners' crazy fools, Mr.Adams wants to prove that he is in favor of the lottery by being up front and center of the stoning.

Hailey

2024-03-04 18:12:53 UTC

Quote 1: “‘They do say,’ Mr.Adams said to Old Man Warner, who stood next to him, ‘that over in the north village they’re talking of giving up the lottery.’” (Jackson 4).

Significance: Old Man Warner is discussing how the lottery is not how it used to be and that we must not get rid of it. It is a tradition that goes back years and years and can not be replaced. That is why Mr.Adams is in front of the crowd. Mr.Adams is talking to others as well.

Quote 2: “Steve Adams was in front of the crowd of villagers, with Mrs.Graves beside him.”

Significance: Steve Adams is in the front talking and watching how Tessie is getting hurt. The mood is tense and very stressful.

Andrew

2024-03-04 18:13:18 UTC

Mr. Warner is an oldman who has known nothing but the lottery his entire life. Mr. Warner see’s being a part of the lottery as something to be proud of because he made it his whole life without getting picked. While pulling his ticket Warner brags about how many lotteries he’s been through, “ ‘Seventy-seventh year I been in the lottery,’ Old Man Warner said as he went through the crowd. ‘Seventy-seventh time.’ ” Warner thinks the younger generation doesn’t respect the lottery as much as they should. “Listening to young folks, nothing’s good enough for them. Next thing you know, they’ll be wanting to go back to living in caves, nobody any more, live that way for a while. Used to be a saying about ‘Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon.’ First thing you know, we’d all be eating stewed chickweed and acorns. There’s always been a lottery,’ he added petulantly.”

Maia

2024-03-04 18:19:17 UTC

Mrs. Adams states, “Some places have already quit lotteries.” The significance is that Mrs. Adams has brought up that the north village has stopped doing the lottery. She was one of the first people to bring this up and go against the tradition that has been done for years. Secondly, “Mr. Graves had selected the five slips and put them in the box and he dropped all the papers but those onto the ground where the breeze caught them and lifted them off.” The significance is that Mr. Graves symbolizes the death that is waiting for the families.