“The Story of an Hour” or “The Lottery.”

  Discuss what you see as the most striking, powerful, memorable, or interesting features of one of this week’s stories: “The Story of an Hour” or “The Lottery.” Why did this element leave an impression on you? What storytelling choices did the author make to help this story have the maximum effect? 2) How do Louise Mallard from "The Story of an Hour" and Tessie Hutchinson from "The Lottery" compare in terms of characterization? 3) What connections, if any, did you find between these stories? How might they relate to one another in terms of theme?