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By integrating Foucault's important ideas in three stages into a single story, we have made his somewhat difficult philosophy easy and fun to understand.
From Plato through Kant, mainstream Western philosophy has defined and promoted the concept of 'reason'.
However, Foucault doubts the truth of the times, saying, "Madmen are not born, they are made."
Foucault raises questions about the violence of 'reason' and the modern 'power' hidden behind it, not only in philosophy but also in history, literary theory, social science, psychology, and even medicine.
Furthermore, the author points out that the world we live in today is not much different from the direction he diagnosed, and asks young people to think about the direction in which the current society should move through Foucault's ideas.

“The episteme controls a society through discourse.
“In the 17th century, when power used madness to exclude people, it was also discourse that supported it.”
“What is that?”
“The concept of discourse is important.
The word discourse is 'discourse' in English, and when translated, it means 'powerful words'.
In fact, words are completely governed by power relations.
For example, if a friend tells you that a celebrity was involved in a car accident, you might be skeptical, but if it's on the news, you'll believe it 100 percent.
“Speech that is so powerful is called discourse.”
“Even underground, the doctor’s words are the most powerful.”
"okay.
In that sense, the discourse of those who lead a society can be seen as defining the discourse of others.
Not everyone's words are accepted.
This isn't a question of freedom of the press.
Even in a society where freedom of the press is 100% permitted, the discourse of the powerful dominates that society, and power becomes justice.
The impact in the real world can vary greatly depending on who speaks and what is said.
It is only when many people talk about the same thing that words become more alive and powerful than when one person talks about it.
If you talk about who is dating who alone, it has no power, but if many people talk about it, it becomes powerful.
This is also called a story structure.
Words that require so much force make knowledge possible.
Powerful words are the truth, and they are treated as knowledge.
Because of this power, I believe that any powerful words floating around the world can never be neutral or objective.
So, we can say that discourse is always a battleground where we compete to see who is right.”
--- pp.216-217

“Why? What are you going to do here?”
“Listen carefully.
A patient is an individual governed by the oppressive power apparatus called the hospital, and a student is also an individual governed by the oppressive power apparatus called the school.
The power applied to an individual in this way is inevitably routine, diverse, and therefore profound.
This is the same even when you go up to the ground.
“Since we are all individuals who belong to a power relationship, no matter where we are, we are all in prison.”
“No! This is a prison, and if we go up to that land, we will find freedom.
“You don’t have to be locked up in prison anymore.”
“I will stay here and resist.
“I will try various forms of resistance with those who are excluded from this society, those who are under surveillance, and those who suppress themselves.”
“What kind of resistance is that, going back to prison! I can’t go.
“I’m not going alone.”
“You go back! You’ll find out soon when you go back.
Whether you live on the surface or I live in the panopticon underground, it's all the same whether we're in prison.
And then go back and take an interest in the social operating mechanisms that are centered around surveillance and punishment of individuals.
And resist.
Resist, resist again and again.
“See you again.”

--- pp.249-250