The End-state (Essotori)

== The End-State ==
The End-State is a dystopia novel within Essotori. It concerns bureaucratic overreach, technological advancement, safety culture, and democracy. The End-State follows the fictional country known only as "The End-State", where all needs are accounted for by an all powerful bureaucracy. This bureaucracy, only known as "The Provider", runs purely on a utilitarian basis, providing the average person with their life needs, and it's own members with luxury needs. The Provider is democratic, however, as the people can elect the members of the Provider. There is no anonymity, and all life is ran by social standards collectively set by the Democratic will of society. Throughout the book, the protagonist's son is arrested by the police for violating a rule on destroying information, as all information must be preserved for the collective good of society, the information being his confession of love to a classmate. He is hauled away, while his classmates laugh, at both his situation, and the love confession. The protagonist, James Hill, loses his job because his doodling when he was eleven years old, that is considered offensive by the contemporary society of the End-State. The book ends with a nihilistic movement, that concludes life is suffering, contrary to happiness. This has the effect of leading to the Provider deliberately starving all of the population to death, through withholding food. 
== Themes ==
The End-State is crafted to fit Essotori culture and politics, though is popular overseas, due to it's relative objectivity. Like the story itself, the book is written in a dry, monotonous way. Every single crime, and criminal, is available for all citizens to view, which was a critique of the Welsbury era legislation to create a national database for criminals. The Democratic, mob rule elements are portrayed in comedic style, utilising dark humor and deadpan delivery. 
Category:Essotori Culture