The House of Scorpio, written by Nancy Farmer, is the story of Matteo Alacran who is actually a clone of a powerful drug lord, El Patron. Matt is despised by everyone in his family except the drug lord himself who loves him like a pet. Cecilia is his caretaker in the "Big House" and Matt is not allowed to see other children. He is treated harshly by the Alacrans until El Patron shows up and is enraged by Matt's living conditions; orders him to be put in a room like everyone else. At this point in the book, the ethical question of Matt's treatment begins to come into the picture. Shortly thereafter, Matt discovers a body in the opium fields; in fact, he finds an eejit, a human slave with a computer chip in his brain. The concept of eejits was horrible; it took away the very existence of the human being and individual choice. After El Patron's death, Matt flees to Aztlan, now Mexico, and finds an orphanage full of communist "Lost Boys". However it is exactly the opposite; the keepers lavish themselves with a wide selection of delicacies while the Lost boys limit themselves to plankton only. Matt leads a rebellion against the Keepers and destroys their tyrannical government. Nancy Farmer sent messages about how communist experiments in today's world have failed to thrive due to corruption. Maria's mother, Esperanza, is a champion of clone rights in the United States and tells Matt that with El Patron's death, Matt can officially take his place as leader of Opium. Clones fighting for civil rights in the United States represents a huge political and governmental step; through this book, clones are portrayed as individuals and therefore treated as such. Matt finally returns to Opium with the intention of shutting down Opium and returning the eejits to the humans. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essay Nancy Farmer wrote The House of the Scorpion to reiterate the belief that civil rights should be included for all human beings, regardless of their origin, in this case clone. Senator Mendoza is a clear example of this belief. He is the fictional senator in the book who fights for the clones' need to be recognized as human beings and treated as such. Universal civil rights for all human beings were an important part of Nancy Farmer's message, but she also juxtaposed several governments together. The opium government was tyrannical led by El Patron. He even had human slaves with computer chips in their minds! The failed attempt at a communist government was seen in the Lost Boys orphanage. The gatekeepers were corrupt in their view of fairness. So, the US government is always in the background, stable and secure. Our government is even described as fighting for clone rights. I believe that Nancy Farmer's statements are valid because if a minority were to fight for civil rights, America would be the main candidate to start a movement. While we still don't fully agree with cloning ethically, Americans still believe in individualism, freedom, and equality, so clones should have the same rights and privileges as other humans. I highly recommend this book, because it is insightful and illuminating to think about such circumstances with civil rights. The book forces you to see how you have treated others discriminatorily or not. The civil rights message in the book will ring in your head days after you put it down. He has a great vision of the human condition; also, compare i.