The Repercussion of Corporate Espionage in Rob Hart’s The Warehouse

Abstract

In the modern world, technology has firmly established itself as a platform across all professions. Everyone has benefited from digitalization. The systemized works have been enhanced with the help of digitalization. Imperceptibly, people’s lifestyle is completely dependent upon technologies’ accountability. The government and the corporate promote efficiency in technology and keep on enhancing their facilities for people’s convenience. The corporate culture fastens goods delivery in an advanced method by using a lot of innovative technologies. It ensures the nation’s economy in a wider way. Though technology is recognized for its advancement, it causes many problems. Rob Hart’s The Ware House illustrates the corporate panopticon. The term ‘panopticon’ was introduced by English philosopher and social theorist, Jeremy Bentham in 1791. Micheal Foucault developed this concept in his work called Discipline & Punish: The Birth of the Prison. The workers’ lifestyle has been controlled and monitored by the cloud band. Hence, the author showcases the element of hierarchical observation in this novel.