Answer:
C. The June 27th date is an important tradition that occurs in summer
Explanation:
"The Lottery" is a short story by Shirley Jackson which tells the story of the annual tradition of stoning a drawn person, which is believed necessary foor a good harvest that year. The ritual is held every year on June 27th and this excerpt establishes the importance of that date by showing people of the village gathering in the square.
Furthermore, in some bigger villages, the lottery starts the day before in order for the final draw to be held on June 27th emphasizing the significance of that date and importance of the ritual taking place exactly on that day.
The figurativelanguage is idioms
My personality, literally my whole self.
The first excerpt refers to the revenge theme. The second excerpt has isolation as its theme. The third excerpt has dangerous knowledge as a theme and the fourth excerpt has a deceptive appearance as a theme. (See attached figure.)
<h3>What are the themes?</h3>
- They are messages.
- They are teachings.
The theme is a lesson presented subjunctively in the text to convey a message to the reader. This message has a strong meaning and represents a sensitive and educating point of the text, which is shown in an impactful way.
The books usually have more than one theme, as is the case of Frankenstein which has themes such as revenge, isolation, danger, and deceptive appearance.
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<span>To ask how much longer the professor will live is to ask how much longer we must wait for the blessings of another world war.
"blessings" being the key word, because a world war would not bring blessings, but devastation. </span>