However, even if the option you choose isn't the best one, your instinct should be able to guide you out of trouble. Another time that Madge made an unconscious choice or behaved a certain way within “The Night Drive” is “Madge’s legs were stiff and icy. Her whole body was cold. Every muscle is tense. Her heart was hammering with a hysterical tempo: beat-beat-beat-beat beat.”Madge started to freak out without any thought behind it. Something terrified her and her body reacted, she started to freeze and she felt like she wasn't able to move. This is an example of unconscious behavior. Instead of choosing an alternative, her body behaved a certain way without thinking, therefore being another example of when a character's behavior is unconscious. Before making a choice, I have to think about the possible outcomes that will happen. This is a conscious behavior. Here is an example of the lottery: ”The people of the village began to gather in the square.”In “The Lottery” every year a draw is held to see who wins the lottery, except the prize isn't good, it is execution. Even though the villagers know that they could die, they still show up and participate because it is a
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