The Lottery Tess Hutchinson Quotes

Tess Hutchinson

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"It isn't fair, it isn't right," Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her. (80)

Mrs. Hutchinson is protesting only because the violence has become personal. She would have been perfectly fine with the idea of being one of the attackers.

Bill Hutchinson was standing quiet, staring down at the paper in his hand. Suddenly. Tessie Hutchinson shouted to Mr. Summers. "You didn't give him time enough to take any paper he wanted. I saw you. It wasn't fair!" (46)

Is Tess defending her family, or is she more concerned about her own fate?

"There's Don and Eva," Mrs. Hutchinson yelled. "Make them take their chance!"

"Daughters draw with their husbands' families, Tessie," Mr. Summers said gently. "You know that as well as anyone else." (50)

This passage answers the previous question – Tess Hutchinson is clearly willing to sacrifice members of her own family if it means she can avoid the lottery.