Some thematic patterns I've noticed were Justification on when to use violence. Violence is something to consider when it's being done for "evil" or "bad" intentions. Another scenario to use violence is in the justifications of self-defense. This becomes a strong point to explain why people would commit acts of violence or even explain riots. Another theme that comes up is the oppression of the poor, that can be explained as Social Darwinism. Social Darwinism would be the practice of people already being chosen by there looks, and blood. These people are the ones that are on top of the social class, and prosper without the hard working a working class person has to do. Both novels, The Destruction of Gotham, and Caesar's Column and all the articles we have read, talk directly and indirectly about the poor staying poor and the rich staying rich. In the novel Caesar's Column, we get to read about these type of themes. One example is the difference in class between he beggar and the driver in the beginning of the book. Another example would be the use of the knife by Estella to kill Jachim, the big guy that serves the ruler of New York. Themes are very important to identify because it gives us an idea of the authors prospective on society and the way it is ran.
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