Government and Eco's interpretation of fantasy parks. The makers of these " false cities" are trying to benefit themselves by making the public happy; they are showing conformity. The capitalistic government often asks the question how do we give the public what they want? Along with, how can we make more money? "If the visitor pays this [behavior like robots] , he can have not only 'the real thing' but the abundance of the reconstructed truth." (Eco, 448) The visitors show conformity and relation to Machiavelli because they believe that these "false cities" are really great. The visitors show Machiavellian ideology: they choose to go to "fake cities" and spend money there. The visitors also show relation to Machiavelli in that they control the makers of the "false cities". Americans who travel to visit these false realities are very much conformists and also products of the United States capitalistic, consumerist society. Eco states, " Its visitors must agree to behave like robots. Access to each attraction is regulated by a maze of metal railings which discourages any individual initiative." (Eco, 448) What a shame! "The City of Robots" is another excellent essay pertaining to moral decision making. The essay is geared towards the American Society as a whole. After reading Eco's work one must take a step back and look at the situation through their own eyes. The essay does an excellent job of revealing America's horrors and gives the reader a clear picture of the atrocious morals possessed by the society as a whole. Eco's essay outlines Americans and their dependency upon fantasy worlds, such as Disney or Epcott. The essay shows how capitalistic the United States is. It's not that one does not see these traits, but reading about them through another person's perspective helps to reveal the issue in a whole new light. Eco's message is that Americans are being fooled into helping make our society more capitalistic and...
