Similarities Between The Lottery And The Cask Of Amontillado

I heard no answer. “Fortunato!” I cried. “Fortunato.” I heard only a soft, low sound, a half-cry of fear” (p. 72). The death of someone can be unexpected even if it is planned or not. Both stories “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Lottery” have similarities of someone dying, both victims were adults, and both include horror. The stories are different for several of reasons which would include the setting, the published date, and the method of death.

The death of someone is tragic, especially knowing when it’s a family member or a friend. Both stories, “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Lottery” has similarities in which both characters end up dieing in a horrible way. Both characters are above the age of an adolescent and throughout the