The equator receives the most sun because of earth’s tilt. Since it’s in the center, it will get the most sun year round. This is also means the equator doesn’t have much seasonal changes, which is why it’s great for people who have seasonal depression.
I didn’t read the story so I can’t give you a “this is 100% the answer” but it could be the double standard of power being there was segregation
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Three Laws of Biology. “Social rules can be broken, but the laws of nature can't.”
A biological rule or biological law is a generalized law, principle, or rule of thumb formulated to describe patterns observed in living organisms. Many of these regularities of ecology and biogeography are named after the biologists who first described them.