Day 9 - Marxist Theory and "The Lottery"

1.  Please don't forget to submit your field trip forms to me sometime today!

2.  Yesterday, you were asked to answer one of the questions from "The Lottery".  Please contribute your answers to the google presentation link here

3.  Read the essay by Peter Kosenko on Marxist approach to "The Lottery" here

4.  Respond to the following questions based on the essay:

a)  Identify the five main points of Kosenko’s article and explain what they mean.

b)  What three men does Kosenko say run the town?  Why is this so?  Be specific.

c)  Starting at paragraph 14, the essay explores the idea that the town is driven by “class” and that     democracy in the town is an “illusion”.  Do you agree or disagree?  Explain.

4.  Dot jot responses to the follow-up questions below:

Further “food for thought”:

o   Why doesn't the town give up the lottery? Do they want to?

o   Why does Tessie object? Does she object to the lottery as a whole, or just to being the chosen victim?

o   Why does her husband silence her?

o   How does Jackson use children in this story? What role do they play?

o   If Little Davy had been chosen, would he have been stoned?

o   Does the story give any reason about why Tessie is chosen? Did she commit any crime?

o   Who in this story has power? Men or Women? Rich or Poor?

o   Why do the characters guess that the Dunbars or Watsons have been chosen?

5.  What does not get done in class becomes homework!

6.  Have a fantastic, relaxing and enjoyable Family weekend!  

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