Monopoly Vs Monopoly

Not everyone has a “get out of jail free” card in life; unless of course they are playing the classic family board game, Monopoly. Those who monopolize a specific market most definitely do not have a “get out of jail free” card, as they are committing felonies. Both of these different monopolies are a great pleasure to win, but a pain to lose. In this paper I will compare and contrast these two different forms of monopolization. In the classic game of Monopoly, the objective one is faced with is to become the richest and most powerful mogul in the game by means of monopolization. Dominating their opposition – be it friend or foe – with little pieces of paltry paper and plastic hotels, whilst littering the game board with color coded cards. One’s influence is determined by the amount of each resource they possess; meaning that if they do not have the most money or property they simply are not effectively creating their monopoly. Now, although this is just a game – a very brutal and friendship ending one at that – the real world application of monopolization is incredibly similar.
The dictionary states the definition of a monopoly as an, “Exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices.” According to the
For instance, in Monopoly if one rolls the dice and goes just the right number of spaces they can instantly go to jail. In a real life monopoly, that is possible – due to illegal gambling charges – but it's also highly unlikely. A much more realistic way to go to jail due to corporate monopolization is simply getting caught. Another difference in the two is the fact that one is a family board game developed by a family company; while the other is a career ending federal offence that can result it in the imprisonment of high profile employees and corporate