Government Conspiracies and Corporate Greed: Corrupt Systems in Jack Carr’s The Terminal List

Ajin Joshua A. S.
Reg. No: 23083155101811004, Ⅱ MA English,
Department of English, S.T. Hindu College, Nagercoil.
(Affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli-627012, Tamil Nadu, India.)

Abstract
This academic paper explores political corruption through an unfamiliar storyline. It dives deep into the process involved within the hemisphere of Government conspiracy exposing the military-industrial complexities and abuse of power. This leads to the realization of hideous political and corporate involvements in the armed forces sector, with beneficial interests. This contribution using the work of former Navy SEAL and writer Jack Carr fits seamlessly under the title of ‘Unsung Literature’ as most people are not aware of the obligations of the people within the SEAL community. This research paper points out how many government officials and corporates take advantage of political agendas exploitatively to cover-up their activities and abuse of power. This directs readers to the lives of the people among the elites, who live through vicious activities stemming from Capitalism. The author deliberately uses his characters to portray the kind of unspoken risks the veteran soldiers undergo without their own knowledge; the mind-set of the capitalist people within the government and industrial sectors thriving to amass wealth by even feeding or sacrificing other lives due to moral decay. And he uses Reece, the protagonist of the novel, to highlight the side-effects of corruption which compels him to commit acts of vigilante justice. Thus, the novel creates moral dilemmas within the interpreter as the law fails to act.

Keywords: Jack Carr, Government conspiracy, Corruption, Vigilante justice, Capitalism, Moral decay.