The Dispossessed Quotes

The novel, “The Dispossessed” by Le Guin was about, two planets that were completely different. Anarres did not have a government, whereas for Urras there were multiple states and each with their own government. A man named Shevek decided that he wanted to break the rules of his world and travel to Urras and experience life over there. Shevek grew up on Anarres, a world without a government. “His gentleness was uncompromising; because he would not compete for dominance, he was indomitable” (p. 94); in my opinion, Shevek did not compete for dominance because that does not exist in his planet. Everyone in Shevek planet was treated equally, so it would most likely be difficult for him to have power over others. His goal is to promote friendship between both planets. …show more content…
Shevek was treated as a celebrity when he arrived to Urras; he received a home. In my opinion, I like how Shevek was treated well by the people of Urras, despise all the differences both planets had. I believe, it is quite different for him to get adjusted to a new lifestyle because is society was not governed. The Dispossessed is a novel of anarchy. Anarchy society is known to be really isolated on a planet, where no one else allow to come. This utopia was a desert planet not as much water or plants. Surviving in those types of societies takes the upmost cooperation. In Dispossessed the people made production type of decision. The syndicates were known as the economy. The syndicates control the food, farming and working. However, there was no government, but certain committees had control of the societies. Both the syndicates and PDC upheld a