The lid was lifted, the president dipped a hand among the shifting, whispering papers, and a name was pulled.” Following the draw, the “winner” is shunned for the entire school year. student was placed in front of the blindfolded Shadow president. Rumor had it that a coffin containing the name of every S.C. It was always held in the second week of September, during Shadow Council’s first official session. The mechanics of the scapegoating procedure in this case are tidily explained in the novel’s opening lines: “Every student at Saskatoon Collegiate knew about the lottery. In The Lottery Beth Goobie tells the deeply disturbing yet timeless story of the scapegoat. Shadow Council A school club designed to choose one victim or "lottery winner" who will do their bidding's and be discriminated against throughout that entire year.īrydan Sally Hanson's best friend, wheelchair user and likes jazz. ![]() The book was first published on Octothrough Orca Book Publishers. The Lottery is a 2002 novel by Canadian author Beth Goobie.
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