The Perils of Indifference

1.) The problem of carelessness and irresponsibility.
2.) The events in "The Lottery" however shocking are actually related to modern day events. Take profanity for example. I guarantee you that if parents heard their children's "potty mouths", they would be absolutely outraged and appalled. Society today (especially the teenage proportion of society) sees nothing wrong with a little colourful language and you don't have to walk far to hear a few "f" bombs.
3.) "The Lottery" and "the Perils of Indifference" share common ideas in the fact that ignorance is bliss. I know I completely stole this idea from our previous topic but if you think about it, this makes a whole heck of a lot of sense. In "the Lottery", the entire town does not seemed to be bothered by the fact that they stone an innocent person to death annually for no given reason. They thought it was appalling that other towns had abandoned the lottery and that their way of life was superior.Looking at "the Perils of Indifference", the speaker announces the fact that the USA knew about the Holocaust situation and chose to be indifferent and it's a clear given fact that both these stories carried similar meanings of theme. For these reasons, both short stories that have been read and deciphered show that humans only step in to assist if they will be rewarded in some manner. No one wanted to step in to either situation because of that fact of self benefit.

Ignorance is Bliss

When it comes down to your moral rights, I believe that many people try to hide from them. Personally, when I hear about starving kids, I feel terribly sorry for them but personally with my paycheck and university expenses on the rise, I cannot afford to sponsor a child. However, when it comes down to being of assistance in the community, I definitely arise to the occasion. For example, I have participated several times in our community event of 10,000 Tonight which supplies the food bank with plentiful amounts of food until mid July which is very impressive. But, unfortunately the whole world does not work this way. I am not trying to say I am far superior than anyone because that is far from true. I am just saying as a nation, as one unit, as a whole, I feel the world is careless and that every action, every move, revolves around financial benefit. Unless it provides a benefit for a person, their actions will be minimal unless they are forced to. As sad as it is, this is the truth.
P.S. This is a general statement.
P.P.S. There are humans out there that would disagree with my statement .
P.P.P.S. If it wasn't for those people who go above and beyond and destroy the stereotypical actions of a regular person, there would be no hope for those who need it most.