Character Development:
“That irrational root grew in me like some alien thing, strange and terrifying, and it was eating me, and you couldn’t make any sense of it or neutralize it because it was completely beyond ratio." D-503, pg. 39
As a child D-503 cannot get a grasp on the concept of √-1. Mainly for the reason in which he talks about in the book, this is that a number cannot, when one multiplied by itself, produces a negative integer; therefore, √-1 cannot exist. When the problem arose with this irrational mathematical idea, D-503 does not know how to react and is feared the world will collapse. He looks at math as a way to describe life, so when he sees this irrational number, the subject moves D-503 to tears. He panics because the root …show more content…
It is connecting the similarities between life and the complexity of a spiderweb. Looking forward to the Day of Unanimity ceremony, D-503 realizes the citizens of the totalitarianism are soft and fragile. OneState, even though its propaganda to the contrary, is temporary, much like a web from a spider. Indeed group of citizens that want to take part in the revolution, otherwise known as the rebels in the book, prove its weakness soon after by not following their plans and refusing to vote for the Benefactor. Yet, much like a spiderweb, there are more than just one or two problems. D-503 describes the Benefactor as "the wise white Spider" (136). This suggests the Benefactor is trying to trap unsuspected insects, in this case citizens, in his web. This shows that he is not the beneficent God that D-503 describes.
“That’s the image that burnt itself into me deepest of all: thousands of silent mouths, screaming—like something projected on a monstrous screen” …show more content…
In We, citizens are alienated from half of the human experience, and those are the ones that matter the most. This includes emotions, imagination, and all other irrational elements are frowned upon and will lead to trouble with the law. The wilderness beyond the city and its free groups of humans represent this prohibited and irrational side. OneState builds a wall separating Numbers from the outside, which remain uncontrollable. Citizens are alienated both physically and mentally from the old aspects of their. D-503’s meeting with I-330 accelerate the possibility of merging with the irrational side, often shown through the symbol of the hairy hands. As the benefactor continuously keeps putting new laws in place to try and get rid of the human elements, D-503 becomes keeps getting further and further from himself. When he attacks I-330, he talks about what happened in third person and as if he was not even there when it
“That irrational root grew in me like some alien thing, strange and terrifying, and it was eating me, and you couldn’t make any sense of it or neutralize it because it was completely beyond ratio." D-503, pg. 39
As a child D-503 cannot get a grasp on the concept of √-1. Mainly for the reason in which he talks about in the book, this is that a number cannot, when one multiplied by itself, produces a negative integer; therefore, √-1 cannot exist. When the problem arose with this irrational mathematical idea, D-503 does not know how to react and is feared the world will collapse. He looks at math as a way to describe life, so when he sees this irrational number, the subject moves D-503 to tears. He panics because the root …show more content…
It is connecting the similarities between life and the complexity of a spiderweb. Looking forward to the Day of Unanimity ceremony, D-503 realizes the citizens of the totalitarianism are soft and fragile. OneState, even though its propaganda to the contrary, is temporary, much like a web from a spider. Indeed group of citizens that want to take part in the revolution, otherwise known as the rebels in the book, prove its weakness soon after by not following their plans and refusing to vote for the Benefactor. Yet, much like a spiderweb, there are more than just one or two problems. D-503 describes the Benefactor as "the wise white Spider" (136). This suggests the Benefactor is trying to trap unsuspected insects, in this case citizens, in his web. This shows that he is not the beneficent God that D-503 describes.
“That’s the image that burnt itself into me deepest of all: thousands of silent mouths, screaming—like something projected on a monstrous screen” …show more content…
In We, citizens are alienated from half of the human experience, and those are the ones that matter the most. This includes emotions, imagination, and all other irrational elements are frowned upon and will lead to trouble with the law. The wilderness beyond the city and its free groups of humans represent this prohibited and irrational side. OneState builds a wall separating Numbers from the outside, which remain uncontrollable. Citizens are alienated both physically and mentally from the old aspects of their. D-503’s meeting with I-330 accelerate the possibility of merging with the irrational side, often shown through the symbol of the hairy hands. As the benefactor continuously keeps putting new laws in place to try and get rid of the human elements, D-503 becomes keeps getting further and further from himself. When he attacks I-330, he talks about what happened in third person and as if he was not even there when it