Paper Topic

The topic that I have picked for my paper pertains to the theme of love through out the book. This theme is shown constantly popping up. My first example will be the love D-503 has for One State. I will show how strong his love is for his home and work. The next example will be his love for I-330. This will be shown by his comments and actions done towards her. The last example would be his renewed love for himslef and One State and how it has changed. His love definitely changes from the beginning of the book.

Finishing the Book

The ending of this book was a real surprise to me. I honestly thought that I-330 and D-503 were going to fall in love and live happily ever after. I guess not everyone has a story book ending. I think the author may have wanted to use this as lesson for his readers. His lesson may have been that not everything works out the way you hope it will. D-503 fell in love with I-330 and expected her to be in love with him. As he comes to find out, she has a lot of secrets hiding from him. What seemed to be perfect to him on the outside really was not working.

The topic of love is related to our society also. The characters in this book were taught not to have feelings. They had no idea what love was or even felt like. In today's society, a lot of people rush into relationships. They do not know what love is yet. They think they have the right idea and they don't. D-503 rushed into the thought of being in love with I-330. He really had no idea what he was feeling. He did not know the real I-330 once he would get to know the real her, his feelings may have changed. That relates to us such as in rushed marriages ending in divorce or many fights between the spouses. Just depends on if what the person thought was love actual was or just a rushed emotion.

What I Would Like Least

    The thing that I would like least about One State is not being able to show love and affection. One example is the kind of love and affection that I show my family. We are always calling each other to check on one another and we end every conversation with "I Love You". My family is so caring. No matter what when one person needs help all of us coming running. I have four sisters and they all mean the world to me. I do not know what I would do without them. If I were to live in One State, I would have never known these people. I would not even know what the concept of family would have been. I need that feeling of support from my family. That is what gets me through my everyday life.
    The other type of love and affection that I would need is that towards my boyfriend. I'm sure you know the difference of love for family and love for a mate but having both is very important to me. He keeps me strong in other ways that my family does not. He tells me I'm beautiful and that he would do anything for me. He gives me that feeling of security. My heart races every time I see him because he makes me that happy. He is another person I do not know what I would do without. If I were to have lived in One State, I may not have met the person that I could possibly spend the rest of my life with. The person that I could possibly raise a family with. Love is the most important thing in my life and I never want that to be taken away from me.

Strategy

I think the historical strategy relates most to the story. Russia, in this time period, was going through some rocky waters. They did not want any one rebelling against the government. This book was not even published in Russia first. Authority figures did not want anyone getting ideas from the book. Knowing this historical fact helps the reader relate this story to real life. They know that actual people went through this. Not knowing about this would just make this a science fiction novel. The historical feature really gives it meaning.

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Style- We has more of a personal style. They talk in short sentences and has a lot of dialogue. The writer did not want the book to seem too formal.

Tone- The author had a pretty calm tone. He was never too over dramatic in situations.

Irony- I noticed a lot of verbal irony in D-503. He tried to be serious but when debating between I-330 and chosing to follow One State he became very sarcastic.

Plot- The author arranged the story in chronological order. He just kept updating the reader day by day.

Characterization- Even though the characters in We are not really the author does a great job of making them seem real. He uses characteristics that we may be able to relate to.

Setting- One State is where this book takes place. Also, the time period of this book is not specific. It is set soemtime in the future.

Point of View- We is written in first person narrator. D-503 is the narrator.

Symbol- I feel D-503 is a huge symbol in this story. I feel he symbolizes all the people who have temptations in our world. He really shows that deep down predicaments like the one he is in can really tear a person. He was debating between I-330 and showing up for work. Him chosing I-330 can symbolize evil being chose over good way more often.

Theme- A theme that stands out to me is that you are going to have to make decisions in life. The people around you may not make that decision easy but you have to overcome that. Making sure to do what is right for yourself first. One certain lifestyle is not always the best for everyone.

Mattey Hanten

My name is Mattey Hanten. I am from White Lake, SD. I am a freshman with a Health Sciences w/ Pre-PA major here at USD. While in high school I was involved in volleyball, basketball, track, softball, and student government. I have four sisters, four neices, and one nephew. Family is very important to me and all of us are very close. I love going out with friends on the weekend and cannot stand just laying around doing nothing. I really enjoy Vermillion and love living down here.