In C.S. Lewis’ Hideous Strength and The Abolition of Man, the point of people of higher power controlling others, specifically the youth and how they are brought up and taught, is mentioned in both novels. Based on Lewis’ writing, whether it’s authors of textbooks or N.I.C.E, higher powers are able to control and do anything to the youth because of their ability to manipulate and create a corrupt system. With that, people long for power over others, which is mentioned in Chapter 2 of Hideous Strength. Lewis writes, “Man has got to take charge of Man. That means, remember, that some men have got to take charge of the rest-” (40). This is an example of the idea that is portrayed in both of these novels, and how people always need power, and once they gain it, they desire to control more. Specifically, Lewis goes on to write about the power that the N.I.C.E. has and how that power is used on children. This is shown when Lewis writes, “Odd thing it is-the word ‘experiment’ is unpopular, but not the word ‘experimental’. You musn’t experiment on children; but offer the dear little kiddies free education in an experimental school attached to the N.I.C.E. and it’s all correct!” (41). This statement said by Feverstone shows how the N.I.C.E. is a corrupt system in power that uses tactics of manipulation and bribing in order to keep the youth how they want it. Furthermore, Feverstone explains this after mentioning the statement on men taking charge over other men, so this shows how everyone wants some type of power in order to feel important and satisfied. Similar to the last quote from Hideous Strength, Lewis also mentions this idea in Chapter 1 of The Abolition of Man. The same idea of people gaining power, and especially power over the youth is brought up which displays Lewis’ interest in this specific nature of man. Lewis writes, “Their words are that we ‘appear to be saying something very important’ when in reality we are ‘only saying something about our own feelings’. No schoolboy will be able to resist the suggestion brought to bear upon him by that word only” (5). Although this is a different scenario than in Hideous Strength, the same idea is shown of how people manipulate and control other people, specifically people lesser than them, like children. Children are easily manipulated and controlled, and Lewis presents another example of this when he says, “The authors themselves, I suspect, hardly know what they are doing to the boy, and he cannot know what is being done to him” (5). This statement is interesting because Lewis brings up a point that the people in control (the authors) might not even know that they are controlling the boy. The same idea lies in both Hideous Strength and The Abolition of Man, that people tend to love control over other people, and climb higher through manipulation and control tactics over one another.