Q1. How does a lottery ticket bring about a
transformation in the behavior of characters
portrayed in the story 'Lottery' by Munshi
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Who does not want to become rich quickly? In those days when lottery tickets were on sale, my friend Vikram's father, uncle, mother and elder brother each bought a ticket. Who can say whose fate would be favoured? Anyway, whoever won, the money would remain in the house after all.
But Vikram was impatient. If any of the others won, he would at the most get 5,000 to 10,000 rupees as gift. What was he to do with such a small amount? He had lofty ambitions. First of all he wished to tour the world; every corner of the world. Peru and Brazil, and Timbuktu and Honolulu - all of them were a part of his itinerary. He was not among those who returned after a whirlwind tour of just a few months. He wished to stay at each place for a long time, study the customs and practices of the people and, thereafter, write a massive tome. He also wished to build a huge library that would house the best literature from across the world. He was willing to spend a few lakhs of rupees on creating the library. A bungalow, car and furniture were, well, minor necessities. If his father or uncle won the lottery, he could expect at the most 5,000 rupees from them; if mother won, she would be more generous and he could expect to receive 20,000 rupees; but if the lottery was won by his brother, then Vikram was unlikely to get even a single rupee. Vikram had his pride, and to accept a gift from someone was humiliating. He always said, "It is better to jump into a well and drown rather than spread your palms before anyone. If a person cannot create a space for himself on this earth, it would be better if he departs from here."
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