In Yevgeny Zamyatin’s We, punctuation is one of the most used ways that characters are developed, specifically D-503. In D-503’s journals, he often uses questions which he asks to himself. D-503 also often uses dashes, the dashes often are used to replace comma’s; however, the most important use of punctuation in We, is D-503’s use of ellipses. He often uses these ellipses because of hesitation or to continue the end of a thought. In my essay I will show how these forms of punctuation will develop D-503’s character in We and show his passion, loyalty, jealousy and love.
In the first entry of We, D-503 already begins by using many dashes while he is describing his passion. He uses these dashes when he is first describing the One State, he uses them to pause so he can think about exactly what he wants to say. This shows that he is passionate about the One State since he is trying to be as precise as possible. He uses these dashes multiple times in a single descriptive paragraph of the One State; this shows that he wants to continue describing the One State so he can convey how the One State is perfect.
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This is important in D-503’s character development because he is first questioning the beauty of the One State for the readers of his journal; He then clearly states his opinion on the beauty of the One State, saying that he knows the One State’s life is beautiful as a poem. This example of punctuation further develops D-503’s love of the One
The novel is nurtured with a very soft but sophisticated diction. The essay itself portrays the author’s style of sarcasm and explains his points in a very clear manner. In addition, the author has used vocabulary that is very easy to understand and manages to relate the readers with his simplistic words. The author is able to convey a strong and provoc...
To begin, The book WE, by Yevgeny Zamyatin is a dystopian novel set in the future. Written by the main Character D-503 as a Journal. We learn in that D-503 is a mathematician with the task of building a spaceship called the Integral. The purpose for the Integral we learn is for the purpose of spreading their way of life to other planets. Their way of life which includes their belief system of equality for all, and limiting freedom drastically all for the purpose of the overall happiness of everyone in OneState. Violating any laws in OneState is punishable, most commonly with the death penalty. The death penalty is common in OneState where the Benefactor does the executions himself, held in ceremonial form in front of the public. Continuing further into the book we also see
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