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Power In Battle Royal And Mr. Durant
Abusing Power
There are many definitions of power. Power can be defined as physical strength, energy, and the ability to do something. Battle royal and Mr. Durant consider power in their texts. Both stories focus on power defined as the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events. Power is a very common topic among Battle Royal and Mr. Durant. The two stories give detail and provide a negative outlook on power.
Throughout the story Battle Royal describes gruesome scenes. “So many blows landed upon me that I wondered if I were not the only blindfolded fighter in the ring, or the man called Jackson hadn’t succeeded in getting me after all” (Ellison 62). Battle Royal details the bizarre nature of

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