Peer pressure seems to have this inherent power to make an individual follow a group of people, just to stick with the status quo. This is heavily apparent in the story, “The Lottery”, where the occupants of a town follow a ritual out of pure fear and mob mentality. The fickleness of human nature is truly shown as the town members can easily slaughter one of their own in an act of human sacrifice. They also convey how effortless it is to stay with the majority as very few try to refute this barbarian act. When the bulk of faction tends to do things in a particular fashion, it is easier to go with the flow than try and fight against
