propaganda-and-performativity

This chapter depicts the decline of the Arkanarian court's intellectual and cultural life under the oppressive regime of Don Reba, the Minister of Security. Scientists, poets, and artists who once flourished are persecuted, exiled, or silenced, leading to a court dominated by fear, propaganda, and superficiality. Rumata, an outsider and protector of the persecuted, struggles against this cultural and intellectual repression while navigating the dangerous political atmosphere.