Power is one of the things that changes an individual's perspective on life and their attitude towards it. Nikki Grimes, the author of Bronx Masquerade, tells the story of 18 troubled teenagers during their senior year of high school. The English teacher decides to organize Open Mike Friday where the student brings poetry to share. In the beginning, most teens don't even know each other, but in the end, friendships are formed and teens gain a new perspective on their lives. Power also plays a role in the book Animal Farm written by George Orwell. Animal Farm is the story of two pigs Snowball and Napoleon who want direct power over the farm when Old Major, a respected figure, dies. Snowball identifies what is good for the farm, but Napoleon and his jealousy drive him from the farm, leading the farm to head down the false path of communism and dictatorship. Power also plays a role in the play Othello written by William Shakespeare. Iago comes across as a very loyal and loyal friend to Othello while his other side is much more ruthless and cruel towards him. Iago wants power so he can defeat Othello and make him look like a fool. Too much power or a lack of power changes an individual in positive and negative ways, as shown in the characters Tyrone, Napoleon, and Iago. Too much power and a lack of power changes Tyrone in positive and negative ways because of his environment and his classmates. The author has given Tyrone so much power that he can analyze the characters as they read their poems. Tyrone has the power to examine the lives of his classmates and analyze them in depth to ultimately be able to get along with them and know them better, this changes him positively. At first Tyrone lacks power and...... middle of paper ......n individual positively and negatively. Too much power and lack of power changes Tyron positively and negatively because of his teachers and friends. Too much power changes Tyrone positively, he now knows his point of view on life and he gets along very well with his classmates, lack of power changes Tyrone negatively because of the white people ruining his future. Too much power changes Napoleon positively, he can control the farm and the animals, it changes him negatively, he has lost his identity and he treats the animals cruelly. Too much power changes Iago negatively, he lost his identity and in the end his plan fails and he is now powerless. These are some of the ways that too much power and lack of power changes an individual in positive and negative ways, as shown in the books Bronx Masquerade, Animal Farm, and the play Othello..