Representations of politics often reveal either the best or worst of human nature. Discuss this view with detailed reference to your prescribed text and ONE other text of your own choosing. It is a truism that negative representations of politics often reveal the worst of human nature. The use of manipulation to gain political power and ascendancy over others in the community through the character of Abigail and clearly shown in Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible. As well as this, political powers of individuals such as Mr Summers and Mr Grave in the short story The Lottery, written by Shirley Jackson, portray the control of power on the wider community and the life and death consequences. It is clear in both these text that representation
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They control the community to keep the tradition of stoning a person once a year by chance alone, hence blinding the lower class of society through fear. When Mr. Summers arrives at the gathering with the black box there was hushed conversation almost as if everyone was scared “The villagers kept their distance, leaving a space between themselves and the stool”. He holds very high political power and controls the proceedings of the lottery, as the easygoing nature of the community suddenly turns fearful as Mr Summers enters the area. The ironic character name of Mr Graves is symbolic because the person with the black dot on the slip of paper, that he draws, is ultimately getting put into a grave, hence, his political power for the death of others results in the showing of the destruction of human nature. Mr Summers and Mr Grave are the two main characters in control of the lottery, they use their power to manipulate and influence the community to continue conducting the lottery, even though other towns have stopped, and abuse members, resulting in innocent deaths. The hesitation of speaking against change is pressed to the community due to the great political power they hold, this results in the community blindly following the tradition, losing all morals, personal beliefs, and voice in their
They control the community to keep the tradition of stoning a person once a year by chance alone, hence blinding the lower class of society through fear. When Mr. Summers arrives at the gathering with the black box there was hushed conversation almost as if everyone was scared “The villagers kept their distance, leaving a space between themselves and the stool”. He holds very high political power and controls the proceedings of the lottery, as the easygoing nature of the community suddenly turns fearful as Mr Summers enters the area. The ironic character name of Mr Graves is symbolic because the person with the black dot on the slip of paper, that he draws, is ultimately getting put into a grave, hence, his political power for the death of others results in the showing of the destruction of human nature. Mr Summers and Mr Grave are the two main characters in control of the lottery, they use their power to manipulate and influence the community to continue conducting the lottery, even though other towns have stopped, and abuse members, resulting in innocent deaths. The hesitation of speaking against change is pressed to the community due to the great political power they hold, this results in the community blindly following the tradition, losing all morals, personal beliefs, and voice in their