The detail "And someone gave little Davy Hutchinson a few pebbles" contributes to the text because it stresses that everyone participates in the lottery, even Mrs Hutchinson's son.
To the people in the story, participating in the lottery is a necessary tradition that will ensure a good harvest. Winning the lottery (although no one really wants to "<em>win</em>") is seen as an honor.
The fact that they have Davy throw pebbles at his own mother proves that the townsfolk want every single person to share culpability for the stoning, even the smallest of children.
Ani is the most important local deity because she is a source of fertility, arbiter of morality, and in close contact with dead ancestors of the clan. The New Yam Festival<span> is the beginning of </span>the new<span> year, and a time of feasting with many guests. Okonkwo has never felt enthusiastic about feasts, however. if it the yam</span>
Answer:
rights, autonomy and virtue
Explanation:
They all basically mean the same thing
A figure of speech<span> is a use of a word that diverges from its normal meaning, or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it such as a metaphor, simile, or personification. </span>Figures of speech<span> often provide emphasis, freshness of expression, or clarity.</span>
Answer:
The sentence should be:
He wanted to go for a swim; we drove to the Swimming Club and sat around the park 'till he was in the pool.
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