Old Man Warner
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Old Man Warner is the oldest and most traditionalist villager in Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery,” embodying unquestioning adherence to the town’s brutal ritual.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| age | oldest man in the village ⓘ |
| alignment | supports the town’s violent custom ⓘ |
| appearsIn | "The Lottery" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
mob mentality
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resistance to change ⓘ ritualized violence ⓘ tradition versus morality ⓘ |
| attitudeTowardRitual | refuses to consider ending the lottery ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritarian
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conformist ⓘ conservative ⓘ stubborn ⓘ superstitious ⓘ traditionalist ⓘ |
| createdBy | Shirley Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousLine |
"Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon"
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"There’s always been a lottery" ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | appears in a story first published in The New Yorker in 1948 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
justifies the violence of the lottery
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voice of the village’s collective tradition ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| opposesChangeTo | the lottery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participationCount | seventy-seven lotteries ⓘ |
| perceptionByOthers | respected as an authority on the lottery ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
defender of the lottery
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supporting character ⓘ symbol of tradition ⓘ |
| setting | unnamed rural American village ⓘ |
| supportsRitual | the lottery GENERATED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
social pressure to conform
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the dangers of blind obedience ⓘ unquestioning adherence to tradition ⓘ |
| viewOnDissenters | considers them "crazy" or foolish ⓘ |
| viewOnLottery | sees it as necessary for the village’s well-being ⓘ |
| viewOnOtherTowns | criticizes towns that have given up the lottery ⓘ |
| workGenre |
dark satire
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psychological horror ⓘ short story ⓘ |
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