There are two global bodies of government in Donnelly’s futuristic society: the Brotherhood of Destruction, an organization that acts and speaks on the behalf of the proletariat. With a membership that encompasses the non-criminal element, that has the capacity to “endure harsh labor without resorting to crime.” And the Oligarchy, the plutocratic organization, headed by the novel’s antagonist Prince Cabano. His governmental body consists of “large middle-aged men with finely developed brows; clean cut, successful looking; showing signs of sensuality and dissipation; a hesitate manner; shrewd, and to the point; and with the power to crush, destroy, and bring about the downfall of mankind.”
The Brotherhood, anarchist determined to overthrow the Oligarchy, the plutocrats: the exploiters of the underclass, the labor force, the proletariats.
Edith
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