Panopticism by Michel Foucault Essay

In Foucaults Essay on Panopticism he describes how in the S eveteenth Century they began to hold the spread of a plague. He begins by explaining what measures were taken to control the plague, such as quarantine and oblige separation. One thing that really stood out to me is that he said everyone is locked up in his cage which makes me echo of a prison but they were in there own houses.Throughout the essay he breaks go through our social/economical systems and explains societies mentality on the law system. Many times his explanation is very more based off of J. Benthams Panopticon. Which in todays view we would describe as a prison. These forms of discip dividing line were employ during the plagues, which has been the support for much of the discipline that was apparent during that time. He also explains how he feels a person should be disciplined and he looks at it from many different angles. I think this is how he describes a corrective action and is a key model for all to f ollow. In disciplining that way it would make the individual a better person, exercising power without division is an example.Foucaults essay is very interesting because I nooky relate it to our society now and how much control our government has over us. For an example the prison system, even though we arent quarantining people with diseases by putting them away. We use the system to keep a balance in the society. And in a way it keeps a lot of people in line by knowing what the consequences are of committing a crime. And I think that is what Foucault is essentially describing when he talks around the quarantine.