‘DICTATORSHIP OR DEMOCRACY?’ An inside look into Henry Slesar’s ‘Examination Day’. Two themes in ‘Examination Day’ by Henry Slesar are that of the government’s intense control over the individual person and the importance of intelligence in society. These themes are important as they serve as a warning to the reader. One theme in this short story ‘Examination Day’ is that intelligence is not always valued in society. In the story the government has …showed first 75 words of 519 total…

…showed last 75 words of 519 total…story ‘Examination Day’ are outlined in the essay above. The control the government had over the individual person was intense, which resulted in the termination of the intelligent people who would ask questions. The importance of intelligence in this particular society is devalued because eof the governments mission to exterminate intelligent people. I strongly disagree with this method of political power and control, as people should have the right to freedom of opinion and individuality.