Manipulation In Oscar Banks And His Father

Oscar Banks and his father, Campbell, are overwhelmingly and scarily similar. Although they are related, being father and son, the way they act as almost the same person is eerie and concerning. Both use lying, trickery, and other forms of manipulation to get what they want, however they both have very different agendas. Although both Oscar and his father Campbell believe in manipulation, Campbell uses manipulation as a way to control everything, where Oscar uses manipulation to undo his father's control. Oscar and his father both believe in the frequent use of manipulation. They both use manipulation to get what they want from others, and in some cases themselves. Although they vary in their uses of manipulation, there is a common ground. Both Oscar and Campbell use manipulation all the time, everywhere, and on everyone. The entire basis of the town of Candor is Campbell controlling and manipulating everyone around the clock with the Messages. For Oscar, he is also always manipulating people. All of the time, he is constantly trying to convince people that he is the perfect Candor boy, and portray a sense of confidence. However, most of the time he is scared
All the time everywhere, they control what you are doing, without you even knowing it. Campbell Banks uses the Messages to control everything and everyone. Whenever a resident in Candor thinks about doing anything Campbell deems inappropriate, a Message automatically fills their brain to correct the thought. The messages then “stay filed away until you're about to do something interesting. Your brain knows what to feed you: A Message rushes into your head. Covers everything else. No desire. No fear. No hunger, even.” (Bachorz, 1-2). The Messages allow Campbell to manipulate everybody into doing what he wants, which is essentially nothing. The only thing Campbell wants is for everybody to participate in his sick, twisted idea of a perfect