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    Tessie Hutchinson may not be meant as the metaphor for every human being; but she does represent the victim. She is chosen for this unciivil act just as a murder victim is chosen: at random. The difference lies with Tessie’s attitude before and after she is selected as the "winner" of the lottery. Tessie questions the tradition and correctness of the lottery as well as her humble status as a wife. It might as well be this insubordination that leads to her selection by the lottery and lynching by

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    Tessie Hutchinson: Normal Behavior When a person thinks about confronting death‚ he or she thinks about how or when it will happen. Many people envision the actions the actions they believe they would take‚ but until faced with that fatal situation‚ no one can be certain of the behavior or the measures he or she will take. When faced with death‚ many prominent psychologists believe there are five stages a person endures. The stages experienced are denial‚ anger‚ bargaining‚ depression‚ and acceptance

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    spends his days‚ or how his days may inevitably end. The importance of a person’s character is clearly shown in the short stories “The Lottery” and “The Chase.” In “The Lottery‚” by Shirley Jackson‚ readers can tell right from the beginning that Tessie Hutchinson is different from the other townspeople. After arriving late to the lottery and making a big fuss to find her family‚ she does not settle down until after having a light-hearted conversation with her husband‚ whereas the other women spoke quietly

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    Her husband won the first draw‚ and the twist of the story was all about her‚ because she got bombarded with the stones. I think she is relevant in the story because the most important part of the story is the twist‚ and Tessie plays a big role in the twist. 3. Explain your feelings about the title The title of the short story is “the lottery” and when I think of a lottery‚ I think of people winning big prices and money‚ but in this story the winner doesn’t get a nice price

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    slips of paper from a traditional black box. Everyone‚ including Mrs. Tessie Hutchinson‚ awaits this yearly tradition and most of them agree that this tradition should continue to be held in their small town. The lottery seems exciting; however‚ unlike a typical lottery the reader finds that toward the end of this short story it is not a lottery anyone in the small town wishes to win. The unlucky winner of the lottery‚ Tessie Hutchinson‚ is a character of tardiness or procrastination‚ anxiety‚ whining

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    2010 Tragic Hero Usually when reading‚ tragedy and conflict is the most popular way to catch the readers eye. People are attracted to the suffering of the main character who is most of the time the hero in Greek plays. To begin with‚ the audience develops an emotional attachment to the hero‚ people fear what may occur to the hero and end up feeling sorry for him or her. In the Theban Plays the author Sophocles uses the character of Oedipus to demonstrate the qualities of a tragic hero.

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    Tragic Hero From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia A tragic hero is a protagonist with a tragic flaw‚ also known as fatal flaw‚ which eventually leads to his demise. The concept of the tragic hero was created in ancient Greek tragedy and defined by Aristotle. Usually‚ the realization of fatal flaw results in catharsis or epiphany. The tragic flaw is sometimes referred to as an Achilles ’ heel after the single fatal flaw of the Greek warrior Achilles. [citation needed] Aristotelian tragic

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    Nolan Nye Ms. Smith CP English 10 1 March 2014 Tragic Hero In Shakespeare’s play "Julius Caesar"‚ there are deaths‚ tragedies‚ and of course‚ a tragic hero. A tragic hero is a person of noble birth with heroic or potentially heroic qualities. In order to be identified as a tragic hero‚ a character must have at least one fatal flaw. Throughout the play a few main characters present themselves as possibilities for being the tragic hero‚ like Ceasar for example‚ but there really is only one person

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    be considered a tragic hero A tragic hero is a character that holds a high position in society but is not perfect. Aristotle discusses ideas of a tragic hero in his book of literary theory titles Poetics. He believes that although a tragic hero is great‚ he or she possesses a tragic flaw that contributes to his downfall. However‚ this downfall may not be pure loss‚ but brings attention and awareness of the hero. According to Aristotle’s description of a tragic hero‚ Selena Quintanilla

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    ideal tragic hero‚ according to Aristotle‚ should be‚ in the first place‚ a man of eminence. The actions of an eminent man would be ‘serious‚ complete and of a certain magnitude’‚ as required by Aristotle. Further‚ the hero should not only be eminent but also basically a good man‚ though not absolutely virtuous. The sufferings‚ fall and death of an absolutely virtuous man would generate feelings of disgust rather than those of ‘terror and compassion’ which a tragic play must produce. The hero should

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