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The most prominent archetype in the lottery is that of a task. It is common to find that in many pieces of fiction the plot revolves around a task which must be completed. Much like The Lord of The Rings series only extremely condensed, “The Lottery” is about conducting,to conclusion, a task, the lottery itself.
The only character archetype that is consistent throughout the entire piece is that of an old, wise, sage type character. In ”The Lottery” this archetype is fulfilled through Old Man Warner. He is consistently referred to in the text as the person who knows the most about the lottery and the way it should be conducted.
One archetype that emerges near the end of the piece is that of an outcast. Mrs. Hutchinson, though she was the only one late, fit in with the rest of the crowd and was accepted until she discovered that someone in her family would ”win” the lottery. Immediately, she stuck out of the crowd with her continual opposition to the lottery. When it was revealed that she had “won,” the division between herself and the crowd was enough to grant her outcast status as they stoned her.
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