Conflict between anti-Jes Grew parties
Something that struck me as interesting about Mumbo Jumbo was how much factionalism there was between people who should arguably be fighting for the same thing. The Knights of Templar vs the Teutonic Knights, and eventually the conflict's succession with the Order of The Wallflower, and perhaps even the Knights of Pythias and Knights of the White Camelia that were mentioned, suggested as being other factions. Even Warren Harding, an anti Jes-Grew president, and powerful figure was assassinated at the drop of the hat The conflicts themselves are not of extreme interest, but I think something important to look at is why. It is a deliberate choice made by the author to place such special attention on these historical feuds, contrasted with a relatively unified social movement in support of a psychological virus. Given Jes Grew's role as a metaphor for revolutionary social movements, it is important to understand the anti-Jes Grew movement as the upholder of the status quo and a...