Comparing The Declaration Of Independence, Civil Disobedience, And WALL-E

Fahrenheit 451 Final Project People are their own worst enemy, we fight and kill each other for power and money. This has become such a common issue that it has even worked its way into literature. Examples of this can be found in many documents and writings in many different time periods. Some examples of these are: The Declaration of Independence, Civil Disobedience, and WALL-E. Throughout time, power struggles of conflicting ideas and individuals in the name of government has been a prominent issue in human society. An example of this in the Revolutionary writing is, when the American Colonies were being abused by England, they devised a plan to break away from their opressive government. Thus a power struggle was born. “When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth…”. America is writing this document to break away from England and become their own government. This is a power struggle because England was in power, but the Colonies rebelled and came into their own power, this is a shift in power.

In Civil Disobedience, Henry David Thoreau speaks about the Mexican War and people using the government for their own benefit. “Witness the present Mexican war, the work of comparatively a few individuals using the standing government as their tool; for in the outset, the people would not have consented to this measure.”. This is an example of a power struggle because certain members of the government are being manipulative with their power in a way that people wouldn’t approve of if they knew. They are abusing their governmental position and causing others distress in the name of