The book, Reasons of State is a political fiction story. The context is an unnamed Caribbean country that is crippled by political instability. The president of the country is portrayed as a dictator, inhumane and a lover of fine art. He orders the execution of the rebel leaders and innocent citizens in order to drive the citizens into fear of starting another rebellion. In the rebellion by university students, most are killed and scores injured. In various parts of the country, soldiers open fire to unarmed residents.
This book also satirizes the life of the president and his actions. The fact that he lives in Paris extravagantly and only goes to his home country to war is ironical. This is because he is supposed to be living in his country to take care of its affairs. The elections that were carried out are also ironical. This is because the citizens were told to vote and decide whether they wanted the incumbent president to remain the president of the country. The citizens were forced to vote for him to remain in office for there were sanctions that would be taken against those who voted against him. This is squashing of democracy for personal gain.
The rebellions in the country outweigh government troops and the head of state is overthrown and a university professor is sworn in as president. The book has a good ending for readers for it closes with the victory of the people against tyranny.
