Compare "Panopticism" by Michel Foucault and "In the Penal Colony" by Franz Kafka. Your essay should be 1,500-1,750 words long.
Introduction
Punishment
People who commit crimes will be punished one way or another
Discuss text- Panopticism
Machinery/construction to keep people in place
Visibility is a trap
Mental construct/ isolation
Discuss text- In the Penal Colony
Machine/construction
Tattoo kind of
Pain till death
Recollection of blood
Synthesis paragraph
Both to keep people in place but physical vs. mental punishment. Either death or or going (kind of)
Control by fear
By enabling a sense of invisibility for the guardians, there is a connection made automatically with the guardians having higher power despite the possible danger of the prisoners. Similarly, due to the isolation of the prisoners and the separation between them, there was less of a chance for them to plan an escape or revolt eventually. Consequently emphasized the power of the guards.