The Perils of Indifference

The Perils of Indifference means the risk of not caring. The ending of "The Lottery" tells the graphic violence of the stoning that seemed so normal to the community because they had been doing if for their entire life's. They believe that what they are doing is the normal thing they don't see that it is wrong. During the holocaust the people that were inflicting pain and killing people did not realize how wrong it was and that people are equal. These people were all ordinary individuals that weren't born killers. Black people were isolated from society with no rights. People looked at black people with discussed and treated them with no respect because of their race. Black people were considered poor and used for hard labour at this time because they were a different race. Elie Wiesel's speech relates to "The Lottery" because the people in the community were oblivious to what was really happening. They didn't ask questions about the stoning it was a ritual that had lost its meaning over time. In Elie's speech he states that the government new about what was going on but didn't take action until later.