Governing methods vary around the world. While some governments have good relationships with their people, others do not. Governing methods, such as democracy, typically have better relationships because they have equal control. Totalitarian governments normally have worse relationships with their people because they are controlling every aspect of their lives, while self-governing can have either good or bad relationships. Governing methods with equal control between people and government generally fosters better relationships because they are able to communicate more, while other governments may be oppressive and deter relationships.
Although they may not directly interact with them, democratic governing usually creates a better relationship …show more content…
Totalitarian governing is a form of governing where the government has total control over the people; this can be seen in the communist governing of North Korea and the book, 1984, by George Orwell. Many Totalitarian governments use fear tactics and terror to scare the people into listening to them. 1984 is a fictional story in which the government completely controls people's lives using terror and fear tactics, “‘We are the dead,’ he said, ‘We are the dead,’ echoed Julia dutifully. ‘You are the dead’ said an iron voice behind them… ‘It was behind the picture,’ breathed Julia. ‘It was behind the picture,’ said the voice. ‘Remain exactly where you are. Make no movement until you are ordered’... The picture had fallen to the floor, uncovering the telescreen behind it.”(1984, 221-222). Mr. Charrington, the antique store owner, rented a room out to the main character, Winston, and his girlfriend, Julia. In their society, there were thought police and telescreens. The telescreens watched people to make sure they stayed out of trouble and the thought police monitored the telescreens and caught people if they were doing something wrong. When the room was given to them, …show more content…
Self-governing doesn’t happen often, but in the book The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, the characters have to self-govern over one another. In this case, the self-governing that is occurring is more of a totalitarian society than anything else. In this novel, a group of schoolboys lived in England, but in fear of another war, they fled the country. The plane crashed on an abandoned island and left the boys to fend for themselves. With no adults and a dead pilot, they had to figure out how to survive until they were rescued. They voted for “chief” of the island and created rules for each other, “‘All this I meant to say. Now I've said it. You voted me for chief. Now you do what I say.’ They quieted, slowly, and at last, were seated again.” (Golding, 81). This quote helps show the order on the island. The boys elected Ralph as chief, so he came up with rules for the island. This is an example of self-governing because one of the boys had to take charge of a bunch of other boys his age. To some of the boys, he seemed rude and bossy, but to others, he seemed like the perfect leader. Thus creating either a good or a bad relationship with him. Although the boys were being governed by a child, some of them, like Piggy, didn’t agree with all of the things he did, “‘... Awful things has been done on this island. I