ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the resolution of the story?
A
Tessie says this is unfair
B
Tessie is stoned to death
C
All of the villagers go back to work as if nothing happened
D
Tessie picks the black dot
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Resolution: Tessie gets stoned to death by the villagers! She is the traditional sacrifice for that harvest season. lottery – she gets the piece of paper with the black dot!

Detailed explanation-2: -Tessie is not as nervous as her fellow neighbors beside her but by the end of the story when her husband pulls the first dot, she is complaining that it is unfair, and her husband did not have enough time to pull the paper he wanted. Ultimately Tessie ends up with the final dot and is stoned to death.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: In Tessie Hutchinson’s panic before being stoned to death by the other villagers, her last words were, “It isn’t fair, it isn’t right.” The villagers ignored her pleas and continued on with the task at hand.

Detailed explanation-4: -Those who are responsible for Tessie’s death are her husband Bill, the town’s elder Old Man Warner, and the town’s society as a whole. One person responsible for Tessie’s death is her static husband Bill Hutchinson. Bill Hutchinson is accountable for the death of his wife, due to the fact that he could have saved her.

Detailed explanation-5: -The climax occurs when it is revealed that Tessie Hutchinson has the marked slip of paper. The falling action occurs immediately after, when Mr. Summers states, “All right, folks. Let’s finish quickly.” The resolution occurs when the villagers stone Tessie to death.

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