The Lottery and Other Stories

The Lottery

In what ways are the characters differentiated from one another

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Young boys and girls are segregated as our the women and men. When the lottery begins, families are are differentiated with the "father" of the family. Characters have ironic names like "Mr. Summers" and "Mr. Graves" which add to the very ironic themes of the story.

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