Read the passage from "The Lottery." What does this passage imply about the men of the
village?
O They are not effective parents.
O They respect their wives and children.
O They have the power in the village.
O They enjoy getting together for the lottery.
Soon the men began to gather, surveying their own
children, speaking of planting and rain, tractors and
taxes. They stood together, away from the pile of stones
in the corner, and their jokes were quiet and they smiled
rather than laughed. The women, wearing faded house
dresses and sweaters, came shortly after their menfolk.
They greeted one another and exchanged bits of gossip
as they went to join their husbands. Soon the women,
standing by their husbands, began to call to their
children, and the children came reluctantly, having to be
called four or five times. Bobby Martin ducked under his
mother's grasping hand and ran, laughing, back to the
pile of stones. His father spoke up sharply, and Bobby
came quickly and took his place between his father and
his oldest brother.