*Introduction: *The Truman Show The Truman Show is about Truman Burbank, who was the first baby to be adopted by a corporation to star in a 24-hour-a-day TV series. The problem is that Truman was not aware that he was the show’s star meaning his actions were authentic, but those around him were not. When Truman seeks counsel from companions in his quest for the truth he’s encouraged to maintain the status quo, and forget about the outside world because everything he needed was in Seahaven. Truman Show and the Political Economy The legal adoption of Truman Burbank by a corporation exemplifiedhow political institutions, the political environment, and the capitalistic economic system influence each other. If placed in context adoption in North America has varying definition depending on the region, and generally can occur between two parents whether traditional or same sex couples and/or with single parents. However as stated earlier Truman was adopted legally by a corporation, so the question becomes how such a drastic change was able to occur with the current political/judicialenvironment. The first reason is likely the profit potential, the driving force behind a capitalistic economy. Capitalism “is an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately or corporately owned and development is proportionate to the accumulation and reinvestment of profits gained in a free market,” (Dictionary.com, 2006) hence the owners of capital make investments in areas that are profitable. Now applying that definition to the Truman Show, the risks associated with the production of itwith such a large capital requirement within the capitalistic economy, would require significantly larger rewards for investors to ensure that a profit was generated after all costs had been taken into consideration. Taking it a step further; once the profit potential had been realized by the private sector and the current political environment considered the...