"The Obedient Subject" is a satirical novel by the famous German writer Heinrich Mann. The book tells the story of a man named Daniel Paulka, who during his life commits noble deeds, but at the same time always adheres to the principle of acting in accordance with the orders of the authorities. The hero is constantly loyal to his land and imperial power, he does not like independent thinking and independence. The novel holds up a mirror to society, which is influenced by national ideologies and subservience to authority prevails. The work sensitively exposes the enslaving nature of the human soul and the problems of the death of morality in political realities.