Me, me me
Part A STATE THEME, AUTHOR AND COUNTRY IN ALL SUMMARIES
The Smile – Short Story
A boy is waiting in line early in the morning to see a work of art. It is far into the future now and the world is not what it used to be. The fields are filled with radiation and they are shutting down all of the factories. Today the people have gathered to spit on a special painting. The child has come to do the same but when he reaches the painting his true motives are shown. He does not want to spit on it but wants to see it. The police then turn the painting over to the people who destroy it. The child however reaches and grabs a piece of it before it is destroyed. He runs home and finally after a long day takes a look at what he grabbed. In his hand he holds the Mona Lisa’s smile.
The Lottery – Short Story
A small town is gathering to do their lottery just like they always do. The children are playing and gathering rocks just like normal and all the families are talking just like it is a normal day in the town. All the pieces of paper for the lottery are in a battered black box and then men come forward and pick a paper without looking at it. As the men go forward, there is talk about getting rid of the lottery. Some of the other towns have done it already but the old man of the town thinks it is wrong to get rid of it. He has been participating in it for 77 years. Finally, the men all open their pieces of paper only to find one of them has the black dot. Now some of the people are upset while the entire family of the man who has the black dot goes to the front of the town. They all pick pieces of paper from the black box now. The father and the children all pick blank pieces while the mother (Tessie) picks the one with the black dot. The town now wastes no time in putting her aside and taking the stones, the children have gathered they stone Tessie to death.
The Interview – Short Story
A young man who still lives with his family is getting ready to go to a job
The Smile – Short Story
A boy is waiting in line early in the morning to see a work of art. It is far into the future now and the world is not what it used to be. The fields are filled with radiation and they are shutting down all of the factories. Today the people have gathered to spit on a special painting. The child has come to do the same but when he reaches the painting his true motives are shown. He does not want to spit on it but wants to see it. The police then turn the painting over to the people who destroy it. The child however reaches and grabs a piece of it before it is destroyed. He runs home and finally after a long day takes a look at what he grabbed. In his hand he holds the Mona Lisa’s smile.
The Lottery – Short Story
A small town is gathering to do their lottery just like they always do. The children are playing and gathering rocks just like normal and all the families are talking just like it is a normal day in the town. All the pieces of paper for the lottery are in a battered black box and then men come forward and pick a paper without looking at it. As the men go forward, there is talk about getting rid of the lottery. Some of the other towns have done it already but the old man of the town thinks it is wrong to get rid of it. He has been participating in it for 77 years. Finally, the men all open their pieces of paper only to find one of them has the black dot. Now some of the people are upset while the entire family of the man who has the black dot goes to the front of the town. They all pick pieces of paper from the black box now. The father and the children all pick blank pieces while the mother (Tessie) picks the one with the black dot. The town now wastes no time in putting her aside and taking the stones, the children have gathered they stone Tessie to death.
The Interview – Short Story
A young man who still lives with his family is getting ready to go to a job