Following the crowd is not always right as explained in “The Lottery”, and “First They Came”, and that you will be punished whether it will be from guilt or punishment. “The Lottery” is about not following the crowd and that you will regret it if you do. “First They Came” is again about standing up for what right, but in this story it may not be the easiest thing. They are very different. Since, the lottery is about following the crowd. For example, in the story, Mrs. Hutchinson was pick from the lottery to execute the chosen one from the lottery, and she thought it was going to be the usual lottery and that she would stone someone else, but this lottery she was going to be the one crying. “It isn’t fair it isn’t right,” Mrs. Hutchinson screamed.
