The Lottery and Other Stories

How is Tess' reaction ironic?

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We can find irony in the fact that Tess is complacent in the lottery procedings until her own name is chosen...... then, the lottery becomes "unfair", not because she views it so.... but rather because she is the chosen victim.

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The Lottery