Almost all men can endure adversity but if you want to test a man's character, give him power” (Abraham Lincoln). Power is the ultimate force of the universe. Power by definition is control, controlling everything would make everything go the way that person wants, so power is sought. Power is desired by most ordinary people, people who aspire to be more than themselves, to rise above the common man and do what they want. Power appeals to human nature. There are many different types of power, but the two main ones are necessary and unnecessary power. The necessary power is that of a natural cause, for example the lion expresses its power over its prey to eat it; to survive he needs to use his power. Humans, on the other hand, don't need oil to survive, but they rape the earth with drills and pumps to make their lives easier. Unnecessary power is evil, unnatural, and human; it can change everything and in most cases not for the better. The power given to humans has become something that is used to bend the world to their will in exchange for a little comfort or entertainment. It is unclear who the real victim is, does power push a human to do bad things or does a human do bad things with power? Both are true, many tragic stories begin with a man trying to gain power with good or bad intentions; either way, it goes downhill. Because of its tragic outcomes, power is a very important theme in literature, as it specifically warns people of the consequences of power. Many authors discuss how power affects people. In every historical period we talk about the danger and corruption that come from power. This topic that keeps coming back is very intriguing. It's almost as if the lust for power is innate in humans. Although these works of fiction try to warn people who chase p...... middle of paper...... Flies." IUP Journal Of English Studies 6.1 (2011): 85-90. Literary Reference Center. Web April 1, 2014. “Power (see also greatness, politics, tyranny).” Columbia Dictionary of Quotes From Shakespeare (1998): 284-286 Literary Reference Web Gino. “The pursuit of power corrupts: How to invest in options external motivations for opportunism in relationships." Administrative Science Quarterly 56.4 (2011): 559-592 Web. New York: New American Library, 1996. Print.Crowther, John, ed. “No Fear Julius Caesar”. Sparknotes.com sparknotes LLC, 2005. Web.5 March 2014Meyers, Jeffery and issac Rosenfeld."chapter 10: Animal Farm: part 65: issac rosenfeld, natan" George Orwell (0-415-15923-7) (1997) : 201-204 Literary reference center 2014