When a person thinks of power, they usually think of the president or other rulers. But people with power aren’t always caring, and they may use their power for their own benefit. The dystopian novel Scythe by Neal Shusterman is about two teens, Citra and Rowan, who are chosen to be scythes, the population managers/killers. In the dystopian novel The House Of The Scorpion by Nancy Farmer, El Patron, a selfish ruler, has made a clone of himself, that will give him transplants so he can live longer. Both of these books are dystopian control/power and mood to portray the theme that power can lead to cruelty and corruption.
First, in Scythe, Shusterman uses a sad mood to show the feelings of when Citra witnesses her first gleaning. …show more content…
Matt the main character is harshly attacked because he is a clone. Farmer states, “She pulled Matt up by his hair. ‘Ow! Ow!’ yelled Matt. ‘Bleating won’t save you, you good-for-nothing animal. No one can hear you” (39). Here the author uses the abuse of a 7-year old to show a sad mood. The reader pities Matt because he is being attacked only because he is a clone. The woman that is beating him is more powerful than Matt, and uses this to cruelly punish him. As readers we wonder how a person could be so cruel to grab a 7-year old by his hair and yank him around. This shows us that power can make a person become cruel and …show more content…
El Patron has the most power, and since Matt is a clone of El Patron that will help El Patron live longer, that power extends to him. When El Patron leaves for some time he makes the rules clear: “‘He is not to be mistreated’ El Patron looked directly at Tom, who flushed red. ‘Anyone-anyone-who harms Matt will be dealt with severely. Do I make myself clear?’” (63) It may seem that El Patron is caring for Matt but he still only cares about himself. Eventually Matt will be operated on for his heart which will go to El Patron, and Matt will die. In this case, the dystopian control is El Patron is using his power for himself, and not for others. This helps develop the theme, show us how El Patron is corrupt, and how he uses his power for
First, in Scythe, Shusterman uses a sad mood to show the feelings of when Citra witnesses her first gleaning. …show more content…
Matt the main character is harshly attacked because he is a clone. Farmer states, “She pulled Matt up by his hair. ‘Ow! Ow!’ yelled Matt. ‘Bleating won’t save you, you good-for-nothing animal. No one can hear you” (39). Here the author uses the abuse of a 7-year old to show a sad mood. The reader pities Matt because he is being attacked only because he is a clone. The woman that is beating him is more powerful than Matt, and uses this to cruelly punish him. As readers we wonder how a person could be so cruel to grab a 7-year old by his hair and yank him around. This shows us that power can make a person become cruel and …show more content…
El Patron has the most power, and since Matt is a clone of El Patron that will help El Patron live longer, that power extends to him. When El Patron leaves for some time he makes the rules clear: “‘He is not to be mistreated’ El Patron looked directly at Tom, who flushed red. ‘Anyone-anyone-who harms Matt will be dealt with severely. Do I make myself clear?’” (63) It may seem that El Patron is caring for Matt but he still only cares about himself. Eventually Matt will be operated on for his heart which will go to El Patron, and Matt will die. In this case, the dystopian control is El Patron is using his power for himself, and not for others. This helps develop the theme, show us how El Patron is corrupt, and how he uses his power for