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The Once And Future King Analysis

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Throughout the book of The Once and Future King T.H. White explores political theories and various leadership qualities. Merlyn changes Wart into different animals to show different political philosophies. Merlyn is non-human and the Wart’s teacher. T.H. White makes Wart learn about different political theories whilst being an animal by including how they operate and what they do regarding leadership. T.H. White first demonstrates matriarchy by Merlyn turning Wart into a perch. Matriarchy is a system of government ruled by a woman. While Wart is the perch, he is seeing that the matriarch leader is ill. Merlyn heals her despite believing that she is faking her illness. The lesson for this was to show Wart the danger in absolute monarchy. The

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