This was the most surprising short story that we have read yet. Filled with suspense and a lot of curiousity, the ending was awesome. I was really expecting something beneficial to happen to "the chosen one", not death.
I still wonder why this is done? The old man says it keeps them from turning into barbarians again, but how is this not barbaric itself? This is just crazy! There is no logical reason to stone an innocent housewife because a piece of paper says to.
When the family drew the black dot, I thought something terrible was going to happen to the father because he was being defended.
The victim was begging to not carry out with the lottery, but she seemed excited to start drawing cards when she arrived there late. It seems like it would be hard to not argue against the lottery if you were about to be killed.
I did not like the forshadowing by the author. When the lady arrived late, you knew she was going to have a major role in the drawing. I would have prefered the old man to fall by the hand of the lottery, or even Mr. Summers. That suspense was ruined when the lady entered the story.
Overall, I loved the originality of this story. I wish I could have been a fly on the wall then all of this was going on.
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