March 01, 2023

Monarchy is Opressive



Would you imagine yourself as royalty? Not the sweet and fun adventure of cartoons. Royalty is not as exciting as you think. It is not a thing you should be happy to be in. It's as if your soul lived in a box until it decides to fade away to heaven. To be honest, I would like attention, but the public takes it to the extreme.


Royalty can be cruel to the monarchs. They have to follow a strict set of rules such as strict dress code, must accept all gifts graciously, having no politics allowed, and more ridiculously absurd rules that have to be followed. Monarchs also have arranged marriages and other events planned. Monarchy has been going on for many years, so some rules are outdated. Besides, they have no excuse for changing them into more modern ones. 

Due to the Paparazzi causing Princess Diana's car crash, she died. That's an example of the public testing the limits, the world lost a princess and so much more to everyone. There can be more cases in the future that reflect the chaos due to over-excitement. Many things can happen if people are not careful. We have to be aware of the harm it can do to royals if their privacy is not respected.


Arranged marriages are an example of oppression. Marriage is supposed to be a lifetime commitment but if you are not happy and uncomfortable you will make a scandal and it can cause a divorce. Some actually like their partners but others don’t, so they decide to have affairs or other scandals to get out of it and some don’t do it at all. If freedom is a right, are they not following their rights? This question could have a lot of answers but I think it is not freedom at all.


In conclusion, royalty has ups and downs. But monarchy is unfair to the monarchs and to the people. Monarchy can be disguised by industries to make money as fun and full of adventure. But monarchs have no fault whatsoever for being born in a monarchy. Depending on the person, the monarchy could be good or bad. In my opinion, monarchy is horrible and it’s just holding people back from success.


Samantha Aquino 

6th Grader



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