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Select the most plausible reason why jackson includes the following sentence in "the morning of june 28, 1948": "i had written the story three weeks before, on a bright june morning when summer seemed to have come at last, with blue skies and warm sun and no heavenly signs to warn me that my morning's work was anything but just another story."
a.) this sentence explains the setting of "the morning of june 28th, 1948" to readers.
b.) jackson attempts to persuade readers into believing that "the lottery" is "just another story"
c.) jackson explains that her writing process for the "the lottery" was no different than that of her other stories.
b.) the cheerful setting mimics the beginning in "the lottery", creating surprise at the end of both selections.
i chose b, but i'd love to know for sure.

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