In the reading selection, "The Lottery", how would the story change if the characters were able to overcome darker impulses? Write an example of dialogue and actions that creates positive changes to the ending.

Question

Scoring:
Essay Response: 16 points
Ideas/Purpose- Answer the question that shows how the ending creates a positive change.
Evidence- Dialogue shows alternate ending and how characters develop differently.
Conventions- Proofread for errors in spelling, capitalization, sentence's structure.

Answer the question to create the main point of your dialogue: How would the story change if the characters were able to overcome darker impulses?

Write a brief dialogue and actions to show a positive change from the original ending to the story: Create a brief dialogue (conversation between characters) with actions to show the positive changes.

write your response in one big sentence involving the question's procedures with 5-8 lines of dialogues and some actions that creates positive changes to the ending that includes with this "We can't continue this senseless violence, we must find a better way to come together as a community" and actions like tearing up the slips of paper instead of drawing them.

Answer 1

If the characters in "The Lottery" were able to overcome their darker impulses, the story would take a more positive turn. For example, after Mr. Summers reads out the name of the chosen villager, instead of proceeding with the stoning, one of the townspeople, perhaps Tessie Hutchinson or Old Man Warner, steps forward and says, "We can't continue this senseless violence, we must find a better way to come together as a community." The rest of the villagers, moved by this sentiment, begin tearing up the slips of paper instead of drawing them, symbolizing their rejection of the brutal tradition and their commitment to building a more compassionate and just society.