Government control is a topic our class has discussed frequently. We discussed how a government in a dystopia tries to be a constant and active presence in the lives of citizens. In 4 The People it's exactly like that. The class system is also present in 4 The People. Anyone who doesn't work in Deathrow's government and lives on the Southside is a "citizen." Party members look down on ordinary people and see them as a waste of life. Three executive leaders govern Deathrow's government. Each executive leader is assigned specific responsibilities. Jon's father is responsible for Deathrow's legal justice system. Robb's father is responsible for the economy of Death Row. Jaime's father was head of the Death Row police force. Jon, Robb, and Jaime's father formed a triumvirate that ruled over all of Death Row. All rules and regulations are voted on by Death Row Party members. Each year, three ideas that executive leaders deem “favorable” are approved. New executive officers are chosen every ten years. Death Row Party members vote within their Party, and the three individuals who garner the most votes will be the new three executive leaders. These three highest grade pickers have no choice but to take the job. If an executive leader dies while in office, a temporary replacement will be voted on until the next election. The main function of the Death Row government is to intentionally suppress ordinary people. This is to prevent ordinary people from rebelling against Party members. The government repressed the common people through two main ways: the intentional suppression of the food supply and the annual extraction of Deathrow. The government intentionally... middle of paper... logically and mentally destroys the hope and will to live of ordinary people. This relates to dystopian fiction as ordinary people live in a place that makes their worst dreams come true. Having to kill your neighbors for food and having to watch your loved one being killed in front of you is hell. It's a never-ending nightmare for everyone who lives in that environment. Ordinary people are afraid of the government because of the lottery and the brutality of the police force. These common citizens have to live in a dehumanized state because they are always in constant survival mode for food and at the same time are distressed over the death of their loved ones. The idea of ​​“hope” is non-existent on death row because there is no way to challenge the government. Dystopia literature allows ideas such as hope to be abolished due to the harsh conditions that dictate this illusion of a perfect world.