We
We by Evgeniĭ Ivanovich Zami︠a︡tin is a dystopian fiction novel published by Independently Published on January 3, 2018. This edition spans 158 pages and is presented in English. The narrative is set in a future where society is strictly regulated by the One State, a city designed for maximum surveillance and efficiency. The protagonist, D-503, navigates a world where individuality is suppressed, and citizens are identified solely by serial numbers, living under constant observation and strict schedules.
Readers will find a thought-provoking exploration of conformity and rebellion as D-503 grapples with the oppressive structure of his society. The story delves into themes of surveillance, identity, and the struggle against a system that seeks to eliminate personal freedom and imagination. As D-503’s journey unfolds, he confronts the implications of a life devoid of personal connections and the consequences of a society that prioritizes efficiency over humanity. This edition invites readers to reflect on the balance between order and individuality in a meticulously controlled world.
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We is set into the far-flung future well after a war that had lasted two-hundred years.D-503 lives in the One State, a lone city constructed almost entirely of glass so that the State can keep an eye on the citizens at all times. Life is organized by the hour in order to maximum proficiency and maximum output from every inhabitant. People walk in step with each other and wear identical clothing with badges with their numbers/names for easy identification by the States agents. ‘I’ is not allowed. Only ‘We’ exists.People do not have names, they have a serial number.A permit is needed for times to have intimate relationships in order to lower the shades on the glass buildings the city is composed of. There is total surveillance of every person.While the final work to put the One State not only as an Earthbound government but to make it an interstellar one as well, D-503 begins to live a life of rebellion and secrets.He is in a fight against time as the One State has developed a procedure to eliminate Imagination in order to make all the people of the One State more efficient and less distracted.
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