"WE"

After finishing this book I was very dissapointed that D-503 got the operation and basically let down the unnumbered race. When reading the book I got so into the point of revolution and change and the fall of the Benefactor that when D-503 was watching I-330 almost die through the gas chamber that he didin't know who she was or how he knew her. I think that this was a very dissapointing end to a great story. I would have like to see the revolution take place and see thatD-503 and I-330 and O would have lived in a free world. I think that it would have made the end more satisfying. Overall I really enjoyed this book.

One thing that I hate about the One State - 1/26/2011

I actually finished the book by accident. I had to keep reading and see how it ended. One thing that I would hate about the One State would not having an identity. Everyone in the One State is given a number and told who they could see and have sex with, what they were going to do when the grew up and given a time schedule for each day. I would feel completely like a robot that was following other peoples commands and not living to the full extent and doing things for myself. I think that it would be horrible to live in a world like that. No one would really be any different then the other person. I think that having a soul and an imagination makes us each unique as individuals and with out them we are nothing but robots. Mindless machines that obey commands. I think that it would be worse then being a dog. A dog has more freedom then what the people in this book have and the control that One State has on them is terrifying because it could be something that happens to us in the future. I think that sometimes people get ideas from television and from books that they read, so honestly i believe that one day maybe someone will try to rule mankind and turn them into mindless robots. I am defiantly grateful that I wasn't born in a time period that was strict on what people could do. We do have rules to follow in our society's and the laws but we are able to be creative and unique from everyone else which i think is very important to being a human being on Earth.

Critique on "WE"

After reading "WE" to this point I found that it is interesting the way that the Author describes things. Writtin in the 1920's "WE" has a sense that there is a revolution about to happen to what has been literaly forced apon them. In a cultural context readers can see why the novel wasn't published when it was written in Russia. During that time period Russia was under a rule that made everyone be similar and follow schedules. However, unlike the novel there is life everywhere on Earth besides Russia. I believe that this novel in itself is an exaple of how revolutions can take place and work. I believe that the reason that Russia would not let this book be published and the author banished because Russia had not wanted him to start a revolution of their own.

Text book Assignment for 1-21-2010

A. STYLE, TONE, AND IRONY
         - The author of WE uses style in his records because he takes and leaves some of his sentences un-finished. Sometimes the rest of what he was trying to say is clear, but sometimes there are many different ways that the ends could go.
         - The author starts off using a tone that is more relaxed and ..descriptive of what the life is like of his main character. After a while the records start to take on a sense of concern and D-503 starts to think that he is essentially going crazy.
        - The author uses irony through his main character D-503. D-503 is a mathematician and therefor thinks about things, most of the time, in mathematical terms. When he is describing some of the other character's features D-503 uses words like - box, triangle, and etc.- to describe what their face looks like. The author also adds in the irony that everything is perfect, yet we can see that a perfect system will/ and can be flawed.

B. PLOT
     - The plot throughout the story, so far, is that D-503 is writing records of what is happening to him and the One State. The One State is stated to be what is keeping everyone "in line". Everything is on a schedule and everyone is literally all the same with only the difference in name and occupation. The story seems to be taking place in the far future.

C. CHARACTERIZATION
     - I think that D-503 has a sense of existence because he has, first off, a heart beat. He writes and talks and has a job and it even talked about his education a little bit. So he seems to be human and real which really gives off a feeling that he may actually and eventually live.

D. SETTING
     - The setting is some time in the future in  a "One State" which is essentially a town, everyone is the same and expected to follow the exact same structured life and schedule.

E. POINT OF VIEW
     -The author takes a first person point of view along with a neutral omniscience view where D-503 is telling the story and we see what he sees and feels.

F. SYMBOL
     -I'm not sure what is being used a symbol throughout the story. I think that the life of the Ancients might be a symbol as to the future of D-503 and I-330, but I'm not sure.

G. THEME
     - I think the theme of this novel is about how the structured life of the One State is slowly crumbling.

I really like this book so far! It's really interesting.

Introduction

My name is Savannah Witte. I am 18 years old and i grew up in Pierre, SD. I like to go by the name Anna.
I have lived almost all of my life in the country. When I was eight my mother entered me into 4-H and that's when I has started rodeo. I love Horses and my favorite thing to do is barrel race. I have grown up with a variety of animals. Some of those have been horses, cows, cats, dogs, and the occasional ferret.
Some of my hobbies include ridindg horses, firgure skating, playing the piano, tennis, and knitting. I have skated almost all my life and I am currently at the Juvinile level. If I take a few tests I would be eligible to teach the basic levels.
My intended major is in Psychology, however, I am tracking pre-vet because I would love to end up doing something with horses or animals.
In 2009 I won the High School River Region title for queen contest. (Rodeo Ambassador) I was able to travel to Belle Fouche to compete to go to nationals. I ended up recieveng 5th.
One interesting fact about me is that my mother is from Canada so we travel up there alot to see my reletives.