Farewell To Manzanar: Power
Power
What is power? For generations many political leaders have gained and lost power. In the book Lord of the flies, children of the island gain power through fear, whereas in the novel Farewell to Manzanar, power lied in the U.S army keeping japanese americans captive. French revolutionist Maximilien Robespierre, struck fear into the hearts of many during the reign of terror, and the Estates system held power in different classes. the first and Second estates were the higher class, while the third estate was the “working poor”. As shown, there are many forms of power, yet are all based around the same idea, control. Oxford Dictionaries defines the word power as “ The capacity or ability to direct …show more content…
Many influential leaders use fear. fear is one of the most commonly used tactic for power. on the 6th of april 1793, the committee of public safety was created. nine members of the french government were chosen to deal with the problems of the french people. The committee dealt with the french people in a fearful manner. Any french man, woman, or child that was unhappy of the french revolution was to be imprisoned and executed, and a man by the name of Maximilien Robespierre was at the head of these executions. Maximilien started what was most famously known as the reign of terror, and he disguised his acts by saying that people who disobeyed were “enemies of the revolution”. This message of fear is well conveyed in William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies. Jack and Ralph are fighting for leadership (power) over the group of boys. But Jack uses fear tactics to scare the children into believing that he is the only source of protection against the beast. (quote from the book). In both of these situations fear is used in similar ways, striking fear into people to force them to obey order. While Jack uses his experience and skill as a way to “protect” the the group from the beast of the island. fear allows the feared to rule without having their ideas or actions challenged. But even when fear is implemented, powerful rulers almost always
What is power? For generations many political leaders have gained and lost power. In the book Lord of the flies, children of the island gain power through fear, whereas in the novel Farewell to Manzanar, power lied in the U.S army keeping japanese americans captive. French revolutionist Maximilien Robespierre, struck fear into the hearts of many during the reign of terror, and the Estates system held power in different classes. the first and Second estates were the higher class, while the third estate was the “working poor”. As shown, there are many forms of power, yet are all based around the same idea, control. Oxford Dictionaries defines the word power as “ The capacity or ability to direct …show more content…
Many influential leaders use fear. fear is one of the most commonly used tactic for power. on the 6th of april 1793, the committee of public safety was created. nine members of the french government were chosen to deal with the problems of the french people. The committee dealt with the french people in a fearful manner. Any french man, woman, or child that was unhappy of the french revolution was to be imprisoned and executed, and a man by the name of Maximilien Robespierre was at the head of these executions. Maximilien started what was most famously known as the reign of terror, and he disguised his acts by saying that people who disobeyed were “enemies of the revolution”. This message of fear is well conveyed in William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies. Jack and Ralph are fighting for leadership (power) over the group of boys. But Jack uses fear tactics to scare the children into believing that he is the only source of protection against the beast. (quote from the book). In both of these situations fear is used in similar ways, striking fear into people to force them to obey order. While Jack uses his experience and skill as a way to “protect” the the group from the beast of the island. fear allows the feared to rule without having their ideas or actions challenged. But even when fear is implemented, powerful rulers almost always