The message I think the author is conveying by making Tessie the only individual to state that this tradition is wrong is:
Those who fight against meaningless traditions and the statusquo are usually the ones who are hurt by those traditions and the status quo.
This question refers to the short story "The Lottery," by Shirley Jackson.
In the story, villagers of a rural town hold a lottery every year. However, the <u>winner</u> of the lottery <u>does not get a prize</u>.
Instead, the <u>winner </u>is <u>killed </u>by the other villagers as a form of sacrifice for good harvest.
This year, Tessie is the winner. And she is the only one who says that the tradition is wrong.
However, no one, not even her own family, listens to her. <u>She is killed by the others</u> anyway.
That shows that meaningless traditions and the status quo hurt people. Usually, <u>the ones who realize that and complain about it are precisely the ones getting hurt.</u>
It's obviously not D or B. It's C. because the story is describing how Rainsford feels about the dining room. You may think its A but it's not. It's not A because A says that he walks in the room, but in the story, it never says that he just walked in the room. Hope it helps!!!! :)
This questions requires first thinking of the entire story as well as analyzing the plot and the overall message of the story to determine the conflict and resolution.
