Exposition: It is a warm June day in a wholesome good natured town where the people are kind, polite, and happy.
Rising Action: Most the tombstones in the cemetery have the same date of death June 6 and the town is getting ready for its annual lottery that takes place on June 6th. The lottery begins to take place. The town gathers and the names are drawn as people take a piece of paper and wait to see who the "winner" is.
Climax: The drawing of the slips of paper is finished and the townspeople begin to unfold their papers with sighs of relief. the "winner" is declared as the Hutchinson family and ultimately after the second drawing Tessie is declared the "winner".
Falling Action: The townspeople gather around her and stone her to death, thus completing their tradition.
Resolution: Life resumes as normal, until the following year.
Personal conflict: Tessie has no problem with the town's tradition until it is her family who is faced to make the sacrifice, then she declares it unfair. Other townspeople might also struggle inwardly at their actions and whether or not it could be considered murder or custom.
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