Answer:
The story presents the possibility that the lottery is dying out. For example, a passage in the seventh paragraph indicates that the villagers have already permitted certain parts of the lottery ritual to be lost. [A]t one time, some people remembered, there had been a recital of some sort, performed by the official of the lottery, a perfunctory, tuneless chant that had been rattled off duly each year; some people believed that the official of the lottery used to stand just so when he said or sang it, others believed that he was supposed to walk among the people, but years and years ago this part of the ritual had been allowed to lapse. There had been, also, a ritual salute, which the official of the lottery had had to use in addressing each person who came up to draw from the box, but this also had changed with time, until now it was felt necessary only for the official to speak to each person approaching.
Explanation:
Answer:
Mrs. White still believes the wish will be granted, and that her son will come back to them from the dead. Mr. White now understands that the granting of a wish guarantees that something horrific will happen, as the wish and consequence of if were far different than what was intended.
"It's my boy; it's Herbert!" she cried, struggling mechanically. "I forgot it was two miles away. What are you holding me for? Let go. I must open the door."
"For God's sake, don't let it in," cried the old man trembling.
Francis Bacon was the first to compose an essay
The answers are:
A. It was a time of great prosperity.
D. It stressed the importance of manners.
E. It included established social rules and codes.
F. It emphasized the importance of appearances.
