Corruption of Power - The Children of Men

Each new genesis of human beings revels in the touch sensation that its members are in the center of a revolution. They are running(a) toward a momentous dislodge for humankind. They are part of the dawn of a new era, champion far divers(prenominal) from, maestro to, and more(prenominal) advanced than that of generations prior(prenominal) to theirs. Literature and history some(prenominal) are replete with stories of those who believe they are going to nark the world a remedy place to live. As we jut these idealists come to exponent, the question is whether they leave behind in fact do change or whether author in itself changes the individuals in situation. In P.D. James The Children of Men, Rolf initially speaks eloquently of the assume for change but eventually he talks of his plans for when he generates Warden are no different from Xans. When Theo kills Xan, his focus immediately turns to how to champion power for himself rather than what advantageously he could do with his power. P.D. James refreshing The Children of Men shows that although humans may initially see power as a way to remedy evil, they eventually become corrupted by the power they seize; remedying evil becomes secondhand or inconsequential and the honest motive is maintaining power and garnering more power. \nWhen Theo asks Rolf what his plan is when he becomes Warden and it is no different from that of the current Warden, and when Rolf abandons Julian and the others to alert the Warden of Julians pregnancy, James puts an emblem into readers minds of the tossing aside of ethics to grip power. In a communion between Theo and Rolf about(predicate) his plans for the islet of Man and the Quietus, Theo begins:\nPresumably youll do something about pacifying the Isle of Man. \nThats only a high priority. ¦ \nTheo give tongue to: I imagine thats Lyppiatts idea, too. ¦ \n¦What about the Quietus? \nI shant intervene with peoples liberty to kill themselves ¦. \nThe Warden of England would agree. 1\nBefore Julian became big(predicate) and power crept in...