When African slaves were sold to the Americans, they lost their basic rights as human beings. However, their inferiority was further cemented when the slaves eventually conformed to their white owners. Early in slavery, nearly all slaves resisted their oppressors in one form or another, but to no avail. These failed resistances eventually drove the slaves to desperation as they even began to view slavery as an accepted practice. Many slaves developed the idea of ​​performing forced labor more willingly, and, in turn, their owners decreased their beatings and cruelty toward them ("Slavery in the United States"). demanding tasks such as housework, while other slaves would become field workers and complete hours of hard work on plantations. In fact, the term "Uncle Tom" was a derogatory title given to slaves who were believed to betray their people by being subservient to their oppressors rather than rebelling. Ultimately, “Uncle Toms” were thought to have legitimized the rule of the colonizers; thus, whites were made more powerful (“Uncle Tom's Cabin”). The novels One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, by Ken Kesey, and A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess, both deal with authorities who deprive their people of liberty for the sake of their government. The first is set in a contemporary psychiatric hospital, where a devious nurse torments her patients with her conditions and tortures those who don't meet her standards. This latest novel, set in a dystopian future, is about a criminal teenager who is arrested by the government and subjected to a new reform treatment aimed at finding... middle of paper... ideal government system, citizens must face the difficulty of removing an unsuitable leader from power. Indeed, all systems of government are ultimately imperfect in one way or another, but the well-being of a society can vary depending on the potential of its voters and leaders. Works Cited Burgess, Anthony. A Clockwork Orange. New York: Buccaneer Books Cutchogue, 2009. Print.Doolittle, Robyn. "Rob Ford scandal: Three-quarters of respondents want mayor to resign." Toronto Star November 13, 2013: 1. Web. December 2, 2013.Kesey, Ken. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Toronto: Penguin Books, 2007. Print. "Slavery in the United States". Encyclopedia Britannica Online school edition. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2013. Web. November 17, 2013. “Uncle Tom's Cabin.” Encyclopedia Britannica Online school edition. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2013. Web. 29 November. 2013.