For you video game junkies out there Jordan's Warhammer would remind you of the break out of Vorkuta in Call of Duty Black Ops. To those of you who do not know what I am talking about I will explain the situation, Jordan who is the narrator lives in a world in which his whole life has been controlled from beginning to end. He works in a mine and they're only real means of communication is a speaker, this speaker is always being tuned by the government. Not a happy place to live. I will not give anymore on the book if you want more read it.
The main message that can be received from this book is one that is even written in the declaration of independence, "But when a long train of abuses and usurpation's, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and provide new Guards for their future security." Our English class are writing children books and mine is a sort of dystopian one. The main true thing about all these books and writings is that government is not their to rule over you. The role of government is a simple one be there to protect your human rights life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Control can only go so far due to the fact that at some point if you break the wings of a bird by protecting it from the eagle you will eventually get bitten by the bird.
Their are a lot of religious references in Jordan's Warhammer mostly to do with the fact that Jordan is portrayed as a Moses type figure at the end but looking past that the message is love those around you and protect them from those who wish to steal that love overall it was a maddening book at the end but it was good and it gave me a better perspective on what I wish to accomplish with both my book and my life.
I liked your reference to the Declaration of Independence in order to talk about government control. And of course, you mentioned Black Ops which is pretty awesome!
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