what is the best summary of the main conflict in “ The Lottery “ ?
The main conflict is between an individual and society. In the story, the townspeople have a yearly ritual that involves sacrificing a villager to ensure a good harvest. After Tessie Hutchinson is selected, she is attacked by the entire community.
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The impact Mama's decision to give the quilts to Maggie has on the development of the plot of "Everyday Use" is the Dee wants to keep the quilts to appreciate for "her heritage" but Maggie wants to use it as its purpose. This led to Dee believing that Maggie can’t appreciate the quilts just as how she sees them, and she thought that the quilt will be put to “everyday use” by Maggie and within 5 years or so, the quilt will turn into a rag.
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The second law of Thermodynamics relates the heat associated with a process to the entropy change for that process. DQ/dÈ=T(dS/dÉ)
This refers to the story "Marriage is a Private Affair" by Chinua Achebe.
Nnaemeka wants to wait until he can see his father and is able to tell him in person. He is worried that his father will hate the idea of the marriage, because Nene (his fiancé) is not from the Ibo tribe. Moreover, she was not chosen for him in an arranged marriage, as is tradition. Nnaemeka is worried his father will disapprove of the marriage. He ends up being right as the father is enraged to find out the news.