Even though the small town of 300 people starts their lottery on June 27, it is supposed to start on the 26th. The author does this to try to keep the reader's mind on positive thoughts about the story instead of feeling that something bad is going to happen. She also describes that school has just recently let out for summer break, letting the reader infer that the time of year is in the early summer. The tradition of the lottery was always on JuneĢ7 every year. The time of day is set at ten o'clock in the morning and the time of year is an early summer on June 27. The very first thing Shirley Jackson tells the reader is what time of day it is and what time of year the story takes place. The story begins with a description of the beautiful day it is outside. All of the other characters in this story all play a significant role by just saying a few words and by helping throw the stones at Tessie. Tessie Hutchinson argues about how the lottery isn't fair and how her husband didn't have enough time to pick a piece of paper. Summers hadīrought the black box for the drawing with all the little white pieces of paper in it and he calls everyone up to pick them out. Summers, the man who organizes the lottery. "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson has two main characters, a housewife named Tessie Hutchinson, who is the person who wins the lottery at the end, and Mr.
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