"The Lottery" Situational Irony

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“The Children assembled first, of course. School was recently over for the summer, and the feeling of liberty sat uneasily on most of them; they tended to gather together quietly...”
“Here, a voice said, and Mr.Summers nodded. A sudden hush fell on the crowd as Mr.Summers cleared his throat and looked at the list. All ready? He called. Now I'll read the names-heads of families first-and the men come up and take a paper out of the box…They grinned at one another humorlessly and nervously. Then Mr.Adams reached into the Black box...”
“We’re next, Mrs.Graves said. She watched while Mr.Graves came around from the side of the box, greeted Mr.Summers gravely, and selected a slip of paper from the box. By now, all through the crowd there were men holding the small folded papers…”

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&quot;The Lottery&quot; Situational Irony