1. It is the story of a small town having a barbaric ritual every 27th of June. It consists of drawing a paper for every family. The family with the black spot has to pick again for every member of the family. The person who gets the black spot gets killed with the stones thrown by the other people of the town.
2. The reception was controverse. Some people were disgusted and enraged by the story. The american reader felt accused. Others wanted to know where they could go to see this ritual in person.
3.Helen E. Nebeker's says every name in the story has a profound significance.For example, Martin derives from a word meaning ape or monkey. Peter Kosenko interprets '' The Lottery'' as a critique of capitalism, saying ''It is in human nature to kill and that is unfair.''
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