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.