45 pages 1 hour read

Yevgeny Zamyatin

We

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1921

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Essay Topics

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Consider both the status of We as dystopian fiction and the nature of the One State. Explain the features of the One State as a failed or inverted utopia.

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Social movements that lead to social change can be categorized into four types: alterative, redemptive, reformative, and transformative. Which movement or movements are active in We? How would a different type or combination of types lead to a better outcome for most people?

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We can be considered more as a critique of industrial modernity and rationality than as a critique of Soviet Socialism. Explain the truth or inaccuracy of this statement.