These individuals are fighting because they have conflicting ideas. One side believes that white people are superior to every other race, while the other believes all races are equal, and not one is better than the other.
It is because of this strong disagreement that these people are at each other's throats. Add in an immense passion for your beliefs, and that can spark violence.
Hopefully, this helps! =)
"Connotation of words implies a happy time". "And people were anxious to get the lottery started."
This describes that people were anxious about the lottery and met in the square at 10 o'clock. it also describes the weather conditions of the day but does give us a context of it.
Your answer should be C. Macabre and Suspenseful. Because this excerpt talks about death and despair and it is a bit detailed on the death bits and at the end leaves room for questions on what happens next. I hope this helps! ^-^
I believe that the answer is B
C. Anyone can post anything they want online