The Lottery Character Analysis

“You didn't give him time enough to choose!” yells Tessie. “It wasn't fair!” Many of the characters from the short story, The Lottery, do not agree with this tradition to throw stones a. In fact, many of the characters show more than one opinion on this matter once they learn of the winner. One example of a two-sided character is when Tessie starts protesting against the crowd when her husband, Bill, “wins” the lottery. She shouts “You didn't give him time enough to choose”, and “everyone saw that!” The ironic part about this is when Joe Summers, the lottery organizer, called Bill Hutchinson up she told him to “get up there”. She had been rushing Bill herself and is now complaining about him not having enough time. Right before the lottery opened, Mrs. Hutchinson and Mrs. Delacroix were talking, just like good friends. Then, when she starts towards her family, Mr. Summers jokes with her about why she is late. She responds with “Wouldn't have me leave m’dishes in the sink now would you?” This makes me wonder how these people can be so close, but
Bill only responds “Shut up Tessie” almost as if he didn't care he was chosen, or if he thought Tessie was embarrassing him. Everyone else responds to her protests saying “ we all took the same chance”. Tessie is extremely frustrated and stressed out because she knows she or one of her family members is about to die. It is almost as if she is the only person to show that they acknowledge this. These are just some of the moments when some characters from “The Lottery” show more than one dimension of themselves. This shows that some of the villagers do not pay much attention to the lottery as long as they aren't selected. It is a sacrificial tradition but is starting to be less favored throughout different