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Alvarez grappled with the issue of writing a novel about a dangerous subject.
A central idea focuses on the dominant impression of a story in which a general truth of the story is found within it.
To show that Derek succeeded in using the dream machine to complete his his project.
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In the Lottery the story is about a town that joins together every year for the Lottery the reason they do the Lottery is for the harvest but that way the original purpose but now they just do it because of tradition. The characters are Mr summers Tessie and her family. Hope this helps :)