the lottery by shirley and the things carried by Tim O’Brien. the reader finds different responses by the protagonists as they confront death. we find hypocrisy, calls to duty, obedience, guilt, psychological numbers; disbelief, grief, ego, joy, and callousness,just to name a few. based on the reading and individual perspectives, develop an analytical essay on the theme of death and dying as addressed by the authors of these 2 readings.