The description of the lottery in the paragraph below is meant to make the reader feel
THE LOTTERY by SHIRLEY JACKSON
The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely, and the grass was richly green. The people of the village began to gather in the square, between the post office and the bank, around ten o'clock; in some towns there were so many people that the lottery took two days and had to be started on June 26th. But in this village, where there were only about three hundred people, the whole lottery took less than two hours, so it could begin at ten o'clock in the morning and still be through in time to allow the villagers to get home for noon dinner.
• suspicious about the true meaning of the lottery
• that the lottery is a pleasant tradition
• certain that something bad is about to happen
• a sense of anticipation and excitement
• a sense of community and togetherness
• a sense of normalcy and routine