Mrs. Hutchinson tries to convince the townspeople that…

the lottery should be stopped.



her husband wasn’t given a fair chance.

her husband shouldn’t be participating.

her husband took the wrong piece of paper.

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Mrs. Hutchinson tries to convince the townspeople that her husband wasn’t given a fair chance. Throughout the story, she argues that the process of the lottery is unjust and emphasizes her feelings of unfairness when her husband, Bill, draws the slip of paper with the black dot. Her pleas highlight her frustration with the traditions upheld in the town and her desire for a different outcome.