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Power, Loyalty and Free Will in Tolstaya's novel The Slynx and Engh's novel Arslan
Summary: Essay comparing and contrasting elements in Tatayana Tolstaya's novel The Slynx and M. J. Engh's novel ArslanThough most of the dictators are driven by their lust for power and money, a small fraction of dictators are ideologically motivated. This difference in motive is effectively portrayed in Tolstaya's novel The Slynx and Engh's novel Arslan. Tatyana Tolstaya and M.J. Engh both depict the misery and hardship of civilians under a dictatorial regime.
For most of history, dictatorship, a system of government in which one person or a small group of people have absolute control, has been the most common form of rule.
In early European history, power was held by a variety of absolute monarchs who ruled their kingdoms with virtually unlimited powers. Even in today's modern society, dictatorial regimes continue to flourish and devastate the lives of civilians. Under dictatorial rule, there are no civil rights whatsoever and everything the state owns is virtually the property of the dictator. Dictators come in power in a variety of different ways. Some are elected into power (like Adolf Hitler) and some seize power in a coup. Though most of the dictators are driven by their lust for power and money, a small fraction of dictators are ideologically motivated. This difference in motive is effectively portrayed in Tolstaya's novel The Slynx and...
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