The Nation That Lasted a Good Two Days

     After Peter Griffin feels as though his government has wronged him, he decides to create his own nation called Petoria. Petoria is a Authoritarian government in which Peter has taken the role of President. Once he created Petoria, Peter feels as though he is on top of the world and can do anything. Though Peter sees the up side to having his own nation, he fails to see the bad side and ends up with almost nothing to survive.

     While there were major consequences when Peter created Petoria, there were also some benefits that came along as well. We see Peter not long after creating Petoria go to a bar to have some drinks with his friends. When it's time to pay the bill, Peter says that because he lives in his own nation, to him everything is free because he is in high authority. After the bar scene, they show Peter walking around what used to be his town, pretty much destroying it and not getting in trouble due to the fact that he is President of Petoria.

     Peter feels like he is on top of the world and that nothing can stop him, until he realizes that by creating his own nation it also means that there is no Federal Government and as a consequence, him and his family can't get food. His family begins to freak out and try to tell Peter that his creation is ruining their lives, but he refuses to back down. Later on, Peter wants Petoria to be created with respect and he feels as though the only way to get that is to begin war. In order to start war, he decides that his neighbors pool and backyard is officially apart of Petoria.

     One of the last but major consequences that Peter and his family suffer is for the kids to not be able to go to school. Due to the fact that the kids live in the house that is Petoria, they can no longer go to a school that is not offered by Petoria. One could look at this situation and say that home schooling is a loop hole, but when one has Peter and Lois as parents, you have to realize that home schooling isn't the best solution.

     In the end, Peter decides that Petoria must go in order for him and his family to survive. Though Peter felt a sense if accomplishment when he created his own nation, he had to see that even though he had all these luxuries such as not having to pay for anything and being able to do whatever he wanted, it also came with consequences. There was no water, electricity, and worst of all, no food! All in all, Peter learned that one can not just create a nation within 5 seconds without some sort of plan and most importantly a government to help.