What is the best summary of the main conflict in "The Lottery"? The main conflict is between an individual and society. In the story, the townspeople have a yearly ritual that involves sacrificing a villager to ensure a good harvest. After Tessie Hutchinson is selected, she is attacked by the entire community. The main conflict is between the society and an individual. Many members of the younger generation are questioning the need to hold the lottery. Old Man Warner is sure that to do away with the lottery would be foolish and dangerous. The main conflict is between two characters. Mr. Graves and Mr. Summers disagree about how to continue the customs and rituals of the lottery. They argue about whether or not to use chips of wood or pieces of paper to draw the names for the lottery. The main conflict is between a character and herself. Tessie Hutchinson is torn between her desire to please her community and her family by quietly and calmly going along with being chosen for the lottery or to resist her fate.

What does the duke reveal about himself to the reader as he speaks in “my last duchess” by robert browning? that he is a believer in romantic love that he is a calculating villain that he is a trustworthy husband that he is a sophisticated man worthy of respect

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.

What does atticus do that makes mayella ewell think that he's making fun of her? what does this show us about mayella's life?