[Serious]What are some novels that display the theme of power corruption?
Need some novels to read for an English essay.
Posted Aug 12, 2014, 9:17 AM UTC
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Clandestine by James Ellroy
All the Kings Men by I don't remember right now
Divergent if you want one that's getting made into a movie
mostly every book ever really. r/suggestmeabook
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There are a quite a few science fiction authors who use this as a plot point. Isaac Asimov's Foundation series is based around a move from a massive galactic government to smaller independent worlds.
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i'd argue its about socialital stoploss and the inherent nature of statistics being useless in the face of unprecedented events
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Pillars of the Earth and the sequel World Without End - Ken Follett
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1984, atlas shrugged, animal farm, Burmese days
To add onto that, Animal Farm, by the same author as 1984
he said animal farm...
He already mentioned Animal Farm?
I didn't notice then.
Authors- Dadabhai Naoroji, Voltaire, FA Hayek, Adam smith, Immanuel Kant, John Locke and Ben Franklin
Also Brave New World.