Question at position 10 What is the outcome of the lottery in "The Lottery"? 4ELI7.11A person is stoned to deathWealth is distributedA holiday is celebratedA new leader is chosen

Question

BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

In Shirley Jackson’s "The Lottery" the ritual culminates in a single villager being killed by stoning.

1. Relevant knowledge points and concepts
- The story presents a seemingly ordinary small-town ritual called the lottery that is actually a scapegoating ceremony.
- Key elements: the black wooden box, slips of paper, family heads drawing, and the communal participation in the ritual.
- Themes: the danger of unexamined tradition, collective violence, conformity, and ritual sacrifice.

2. Step-by-step reasoning process
- The town gathers annually and the head of each family draws a slip from the black box.
- When one family’s slip shows a mark, members of that family then each draw again to determine the individual chosen.
- Mrs. Hutchinson (Tessie) is the person selected in the final draw.
- The townspeople then gather stones—previously collected—and proceed to stone the chosen individual to death.

3. Intermediate narrative steps (textual “calculations”)
- Initial draw: family chosen (Hutchinson family).
- Second draw among family members: Tessie Hutchinson selected.
- Final action: townspeople enact the ritual by pelting Tessie with stones until she dies.

4. Why the correct answer is correct
- The story explicitly describes the violent conclusion: the townspeople throw stones at the chosen person, killing her. This is the clear, literal outcome of the lottery as Jackson wrote it.

5. Why the other options are incorrect
- Wealth is distributed: no prizes or money are awarded; the “lottery” is not a giveaway.
- A holiday is celebrated: although the event is annual, it is not a festive celebration but a brutal ritual.
- A new leader is chosen: there is no political selection or change in leadership; the village’s social order remains intact after the sacrifice.

6. Conclusion
The correct answer is that a person is stoned to death, which matches the provided answer.

Question at position 10 What is the outcome of the lottery in "The Lottery"? 4ELI7.11A person is stoned to deathWealth is distributedA holiday is celebratedA new leader is chosen单项选择题

类似问题

Question at position 16 In "The Story of an Hour," what is the medical reason for Mrs. Mallard's death according to the doctors? 4ELIM29Respiratory failureSuicideHeart attackNatural causes

Into the Wild Chapters 13-16: What does Chris acquire at the Fairbanks university bookstore?

What promise did the narrator made when she came into her apprenticeship?

Why is Nora especially anxious about Torvald discovering the loan she took from Krogstad?

What famous person does Baldwin go to visit in the middle of the book?

Fill in the blank: In The Lobster Shop, the waiter, Mo, accidently spills_____on the lap of Axel?

What does Leamas do to be sent to prison?

Where does Leamas work with Liz Gold?

更多留学生实用工具

智能学习助手

风格化写作助手

论文查重助手

文献引用助手

课堂转译助手

课堂笔记助手

Quiz搜索助手

学校历年真题

智能刷题助手

智能匹配练习

希望你的学习变得更简单