The Roles Of I-330 and O-90
Zamyatin's We is a story set far into the future. There is only one country, OneState, and the government controls everything. The story is actually a diary written by the main character, D-503, that is to be sent aboard a space shuttle to other planets in order to describe the greatness of OneState. The diary details the changes that take place in D-503's life and way of thinking. A woman who was known as I-330 brought about these changes. This anarchistic woman corrupts D-503, throughout the story and steals him away from the woman who loves him, O-90. These two women, and especially I-330, have major roles in the story that documents D-503's gaining of a soul. In the beginning of We, D-503 is satisfied with the life he is living in OneState. As a mathematician, OneState is perfectly suited for him. All daily events are scheduled to a certain time block in the day, the citizens have alphanumerical names, and OneState is attempting to create a law of ethics based on addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication. He is a builder of the space shuttle, Integral, which will colonize other planets. D-503 spends his time with a woman referred to as O-90, or O. O-90 is D-503's only girl
I-330 and O-90 are both alike in certain ways, but at the same time very different. Both women are in rebellion against OneState. 0-90 wants to have D-503's child, and I-330 wants a complete change of government. Both women are able to appreciate the way of life before OneState, O-90 likes flowers and nature, and I-330 likes dresses and the music. These women are different in the way that O-90 is more peaceful, while I-330 is willing to use violence to complete her plan. O is more simple minded and much more likely to be a follower, while I -330 is a leader and a manipulator. Although both women are competing for the same man, they finally unite in rebellion and I-330 agrees to take O-90 outside of the walls of OneState so she can be free with her child. While both women continue to be a part of the story, it is I-330 that wins D-503's heart, and changes his life forever. D-503 meets I-330 on a walk with O-90. She is describes as having unusually white, sharp teeth, and appearing slender and tough. Her eyebrows make an X across her face. I-330 is one of the most important characters in We. She is in total rebellion against the government of OneState, as much as D-503 is devoted to it. She smokes cigarettes and drinks alcohol, which is prohibited by OneState. Because I-330 knows that D-503 is the builder of the Integral, she makes herself a part of her life. By using sex as a weapon on D-503, and seducing him, she is able to make him follow her around do what she says. D-503 is greatly confused by I-330. To him, she is like an irrational number, she does not follow the rules of OneState, just as an irrational number does not follow the rules of mathematics. One of the first changes that occur in D-503 is jealous
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Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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