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Tessie Hutchinson
Who are the characters in the story “The Lottery”?
The characters in the story are Mr. Summers, Mr. Graves and Bill Hutchinson.
Who is Tessie Hutchinson?
Tessie Hutchinson is Bill’s wife,who draws the second black dot and is stoned to
death by her fellow villagers.She is an outspoken mother of three.
Who is Mr. Summers?
Mr. Summers is the town official who conducts the lottery ang brings out the
black box full of paper slips.
Mr. Graves is the postmaster,brings the stool for the black box to the town
square.
Who is Bill Hutchinson?
Bill Hutchinson is Tessie’s husband who draws the first black dot.Because he is
the head of his household,this triggers a second round of drawings for his
family.