Both Orwell’s 1984 and Zamyatin’sWeare dystopian novels expressing the fear of totalitarian governments and the lives of the citizens in these countries. Both of these novels express a similar theme. For example, both novels are set in an unpleasant totalitarian society in which the citizens are constantly being repressed and in both novels there exists an attempt to rebel against the government. Despite these similarities, a closer look at both novels reveals that they have less in common than what comes to eye. The very different nature of the protagonists in these two novels is the main reason to why these two novels are more different than alike. This topic is significant because the differences in the two protagonists, D-503 (We) and
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Long live the Numbers! Long live the WellDoer”[1]. He loves everything about his life in the One State, he loves the Table of Hours which plans every second of his day, he loves the fact that he is isolated from the rest of the world by a wall known as the Green Wall which surrounds the One State, he loves that he lives in a transparent glass apartment which can easily be monitored from outside, he loves and respects the leader of the One state: the Well-Doer, D-503 describes his life as: “the mathematically perfect life of the One State”[2]. One the other hand Winston Smith hates his life in Oceania. He hates the long working hours, he hates the telescreen in his apartment which monitors him and all the other citizens of Oceania at all times, he hates the fact that he has no contact with the world outside of Oceania except the vision of war captives being brought into Oceania, and more than anything he has an pure disdain for Big Brother. As he repeatedly writes in his journal: “DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER” [3]. D-503 distastes the concept of “freedom” and describes it as: “an unorganized primitive state”[4]. One the other hand, Winston Smith pleads for freedom. Throughout the novel most of Winston’s time is devoted to bringing down the Party and working towards a future with
Long live the Numbers! Long live the WellDoer”[1]. He loves everything about his life in the One State, he loves the Table of Hours which plans every second of his day, he loves the fact that he is isolated from the rest of the world by a wall known as the Green Wall which surrounds the One State, he loves that he lives in a transparent glass apartment which can easily be monitored from outside, he loves and respects the leader of the One state: the Well-Doer, D-503 describes his life as: “the mathematically perfect life of the One State”[2]. One the other hand Winston Smith hates his life in Oceania. He hates the long working hours, he hates the telescreen in his apartment which monitors him and all the other citizens of Oceania at all times, he hates the fact that he has no contact with the world outside of Oceania except the vision of war captives being brought into Oceania, and more than anything he has an pure disdain for Big Brother. As he repeatedly writes in his journal: “DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER” [3]. D-503 distastes the concept of “freedom” and describes it as: “an unorganized primitive state”[4]. One the other hand, Winston Smith pleads for freedom. Throughout the novel most of Winston’s time is devoted to bringing down the Party and working towards a future with