Topic C
I believe that this novel warns our society about being stagnant and not being open to change. The social attributes that lend to conclusion was the context of when the novel was written and where. Zamyatin lived in Russia and this book was written right at the time of the Bolshavic Revolution. The pressures of changing and some of not wanting change influenced his to write a book about how important change is for a healthy and working society. The lack of change or stagnant behavior really takes a toll on its civilians. I believe that the need for change is an inate human charactersitic. Without change, life becomes monotonus and boring. We crave new experience and new behaviors and feelings. When those inate wants are taken from us, it will turn a society into a rebellious state. In regards to D-503, a stagnant life was all he had ever known so it didn't bother him until he met I-330. She embrances change and shows D a life when change is possible. After he sees how change affects him, he can't go back to before. This need for change in his life is called a "soul" by many and is also see as a sickness. I think the authors vision is very believable. His goal is to educate people that a change is society is not a bad thing and almost needed for a healthy society.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
We; Journal #2
Topic A:
"What's the problem? What, a soul? A soul, you say? Damn it! We'll soon get as far as cholera. I told you" -the skinny one was horn-tossed again- "I told you, we must, every one's imagination- every one's imagination must be. . . excised. The only answer is surgery, surgery alone. . ." (80)
I believe this passage really shows what the One State is all about. D-503 is having dreams, which is unheard of for anyone in the One State. He is starting to see people differently and feel thing differently, which is terrible for the One State. The goal of the One State is to have no individuals and everyone think and feel the same way. The goal is to suppress the imagination of the people of One State and make them believe that having a "soul" is a serious illness. Which they succeed at because D-503 is at the doctors asking for medical help for his dreams. The One State also believes that once a cipher starts having an imagination that the only way to cure it is surgery. The surgery the perform on the ciphers is very similar to a lobotomy which ones frontal lobe is removed thus your personality is removed. The One State believes that similarity is right and individuality is wrong.
Sorry for it being late! Mono makes me pretty tired. I can't afford to miss school, but by the end of the day I'm completely exhausted and all I want to do is sleep.
"What's the problem? What, a soul? A soul, you say? Damn it! We'll soon get as far as cholera. I told you" -the skinny one was horn-tossed again- "I told you, we must, every one's imagination- every one's imagination must be. . . excised. The only answer is surgery, surgery alone. . ." (80)
I believe this passage really shows what the One State is all about. D-503 is having dreams, which is unheard of for anyone in the One State. He is starting to see people differently and feel thing differently, which is terrible for the One State. The goal of the One State is to have no individuals and everyone think and feel the same way. The goal is to suppress the imagination of the people of One State and make them believe that having a "soul" is a serious illness. Which they succeed at because D-503 is at the doctors asking for medical help for his dreams. The One State also believes that once a cipher starts having an imagination that the only way to cure it is surgery. The surgery the perform on the ciphers is very similar to a lobotomy which ones frontal lobe is removed thus your personality is removed. The One State believes that similarity is right and individuality is wrong.
Sorry for it being late! Mono makes me pretty tired. I can't afford to miss school, but by the end of the day I'm completely exhausted and all I want to do is sleep.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
We; Journal #1
Topic B:
The character that I decided to write about was I-330. She is a cipher just like D-503. I think she is a more free spirited and tries to be her own person and in a society like One State that really stands out. I believe that as the book progresses that she will become more outwardly rebellious than she already is. But still the people of One State like her. There was a part where I-330 takes D-503 to the Ancient House. She was sort of breaking one state rules by asking him to stay with her there. When D-503 decided to go to the Guardians about what had happened, they responded with, "I-330? Good for you. A very interesting and talented women. She has many admirers." I find it really interesting that they responded that way because even know what they did was supposedly bad, the still liked I-330. There hasn't really been a huge conflict yet but I feel like as the book progresses that there will be a large conflict with I-330 and the society. So far, she seems to have a good relationship with D-503 but I feel like it will turn into a sexual relationship. This sexual relationship between the two is what might drive D-503 to act differently and break more rules of the One State. I feel that at this time, I-330 struggles with the rules and the control of her society. She doesn't feel like she was mad under those rules and has a rebellious streak. And this could get her in trouble down the road.
The character that I decided to write about was I-330. She is a cipher just like D-503. I think she is a more free spirited and tries to be her own person and in a society like One State that really stands out. I believe that as the book progresses that she will become more outwardly rebellious than she already is. But still the people of One State like her. There was a part where I-330 takes D-503 to the Ancient House. She was sort of breaking one state rules by asking him to stay with her there. When D-503 decided to go to the Guardians about what had happened, they responded with, "I-330? Good for you. A very interesting and talented women. She has many admirers." I find it really interesting that they responded that way because even know what they did was supposedly bad, the still liked I-330. There hasn't really been a huge conflict yet but I feel like as the book progresses that there will be a large conflict with I-330 and the society. So far, she seems to have a good relationship with D-503 but I feel like it will turn into a sexual relationship. This sexual relationship between the two is what might drive D-503 to act differently and break more rules of the One State. I feel that at this time, I-330 struggles with the rules and the control of her society. She doesn't feel like she was mad under those rules and has a rebellious streak. And this could get her in trouble down the road.
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