O-90's Character Analysis

Having family or people to care for empowers people to stand up against their beliefs despite the repercussions. In the novel We there are three characters that have different motivators to rise against the government. Mainly speaking of O-90 who wants to get pregnant, even though it is prohibited by One State if the pregnancy is not approved. She begs D-503 to help her, but he is hesitant to do so because he is aware of the consequences. O-90 says,
I must have a child and I’ll leave, I’ll leave!’ ….‘What? You suddenly feel like going on the Benefactor’s Machine?’ Then her words flooded on as over a dike: ‘So what! At least I’ll get to feel it…. inside me. And maybe for only a few days … see it. Just once to see its little fold, here, like that one there on the table. Just one day! (Zamyatin 109)
O-90’s goal is to have a child and she agrees to disappear. D-503 tells her if she is trying to set herself for death to which she responded that she wanted to have someone else other than herself. She wants to feel a bond with someone that has her blood. She is aware of the consequences, but she wants to feel loved and the only way she could really have an intimate …show more content…
However, she is one of the greatest threats to the political stability. Women in dystopian literature are shown as mysterious, independent, and are the ones who will most likely rebel in contrast to men. Women are usually guided through emotions and the need to protect those who they love, while men are more logical thinkers and try to detach themselves from getting into messy situations. Hence why women are the biggest threat to the stability of a country because they don’t give until the welfare of those whom they care for is safe. We by Zamyatin is a great example of how women are willing to risk everything and why dystopian novels usually taint love to keep people in check and prevent revolutions against their