Mr. Summers
E725662
Mr. Summers is the town official in Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery” who organizes and oversees the annual ritual, embodying the community’s unquestioned adherence to tradition.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Lottery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | the lottery ritual ⓘ |
| attitudeTowardTradition | unquestioning ⓘ |
| characterInWork | The Lottery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Shirley Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| embodies | adherence to tradition ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | The New Yorker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Mr. Graves
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tessie Hutchinson NERFINISHED ⓘ the villagers ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
facilitates the plot’s central ritual
ⓘ
represents communal acceptance of violence ⓘ |
| occupation | town official ⓘ |
| oversees | annual lottery ⓘ |
| residence | unnamed village in The Lottery ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
conducting the drawing
ⓘ
reciting the ritual instructions ⓘ |
| role |
organizer of the lottery
ⓘ
overseer of the lottery ritual ⓘ |
| supervises |
preparation of the black box
ⓘ
storage of the black box ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
bureaucratic authority
ⓘ
unquestioned obedience to tradition ⓘ |
| toneDuringLottery | cheerfully businesslike ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.