The Lottery and Other Stories

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What is the effect of the author choosing common people for her characters? If the author would have chosen to use characters from different social classes, would it have had the same effect? Why or why not?

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Common people are representativeost of all classes.... thus, this choice make it easier for makes it easier for the majority of people to identify with the story's characters.

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