How can we analyze and identify the reaction of Tessie's family when she was chosen? How about her friends and neighbors? Were there hints of this treatment in the author's word choices before the conclusion? Explain.

Answer and Explanation:

1. We can interpret their reaction by realizing that Tessie was drawn by the description of their facial expression and the behavior that they assume shortly thereafter. Tessie's family is surprised and somewhat fearful of everything that is happening.

2. Friends and neighbors, however, are willing to continue the lottery process, as they agree to take stones and shoot them without hesitation.

3. The author shows this through adjectives, which describe the position of the other characters, showing an expository and very expressive language.

The reason why Douglass says he is not included it:

C. He feels disconnected from a nation that has endorsed slavery.

Explanation:

Douglass was a former slave fighting for the abolition of slavery in America. Invited to give a speech celebrating America's independence from England, Douglass felt disconnected. How could he celebrate freedom when that freedom was selective? Slaves were not free. They were working for and dying in the hands of people who saw them as inferior, as possessions. How come those very people now want a former slave to celebrate with them as if others are not suffering? That is why Douglass says he is not included in the celebration. As a matter of fact, that very celebration clearly shows how different it felt to be white and to be black in America.