Here's what to notice:
1. Quotes that take up MORE THAN 4 FULL LINES of your writing are to be separated and indented. The quote DOES NOT NEED QUOTATION MARKS and should still be cited properly.
3rd body paragraph:
The dismal day and nervous energy of the people gathered in Jackson’s “The Lottery” created a dark and apprehensive mood for the reader. Tessie Hutchinson was running late to the annual lottery drawing of the town. She arrived in the town-square where her peers have gathered to partake in the event. One by one the heads of each family was called to the podium to pick a slip of paper out of a black box:
The people had done it so many times that they only half listened to the directions: most of them were quiet, wetting their lips, not looking around. Then Mr. Summers raised one hand high and said, "Adams." A man disengaged himself from the crowd and came forward…They grinned at one another humorlessly and nervously. Then Mr. Adams reached into the black box and took out a folded paper. He held it firmly…and went hastily back to his place in the crowd where he stood a little apart from his family, not looking down at his hand…(Jackson 4).
Adams and the other townspeople are described in such a manner that the reader understands that they are all nervous, scared and worried about the drawing. Another lady “held her breath” as her husband went to draw from the box (Jackson 4). These details created the apprehensive mood for the reader, which ultimately led the audience to believe that whoever “won” the lottery was in danger as the “prize” was serious, dramatic and not a good thing.
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