The Lottery and Other Stories

Why does the author describes how the breeze caught the other slips of paper and lifted them off? Clarify why this is an important detail.

Why does the author describes how the breeze caught the other slips of paper and lifted them off?Clarify why this is an important detail

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The papers that have flown away belong to people who will have a reprieve.... their names will not be chosen. This gives Tess all the more reason to be upset and adds to tension.

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The Lottery

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