Leviathan, by Thomas Hobbes, is a riveting novel which depicts the argument that civil peace and social unity are achieved by the establishment of a commonwealth. Hobbe's perfect commonwealth is ruled by an almighty power which is granted absolute authority to do everything in its power to protect for the security of the commonwealth. His system to ensure peace and prevent civil war is called “Leviathan”. “Leviathan” is portrayed as an enormous human created of the bodies of its citizens. This image represents a metaphor for a perfect government for a perfect society. There are four books to the series. The first book contains the philosophical framework and is given the most attention. The following three books just elaborate on the general ideas talked about in the initial chapters. Hobbes begins the novel by describing the make-up of mankind from the beginning of external bodies all the way to the reason why man has a constant need to conquer. Men will never be satisfied with what they have and will always have the need to gain more. However, Hobbes still attempts to prove the necessity of the “Leviathan” for preserving peace and preventing civil war.
~Andrew "Old Hickory" Jackson
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