The Lottery cover

The Lottery

by Shirley Jackson

Also contained in: - [Come Away with Me](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL3171081W/Come_Along_With_Me) - [Fifth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15393309W/The_Fifth_Fontana_Book_of_Great_Horror_Stories) - [Great Short Stories of the World](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16048288W/Great_Short_Stories_of_the_World) - [Magic of Shirley Jackson](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL3171077W/The_Magic_of_Shirley_Jackson) - [Scarlet Letter and Related Readings](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL455418W/Scarlet_Letter_and_Related_Readings) - [Scarlet Letter with Connections](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL455436W/Scarlet_Letter_with_Connections)

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Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?