Thursday, October 2, 2008

"'Political Economy' of the Body" - Quote #3

"In the darkest region of the political field the condemned man represents the symmetrical, inverted figure of the king."

This quote is saying that in the smallest corner in the political system the man that people frown upon is the exact opposite from the king. That person is the opposite from what people want them to be like, they are the least powerful and furthest from the king on the 'political ladder'. The lowest people in politics are the exact opposite of the king because the king is powerful and the leader and the condemned man has little to no power in politics.

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