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Eschatology And Zamyatin's We

Posted on:2010-10-29Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Q ChengFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360275494002Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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In this paper, the main focus on the Russian writer, Zamyatin's novel "We". He lived in Russian Silver Age, when people always mentioned it with the golden age. "We" is not only an anti-utopian novels, though it had been said as one of the best anti-utopian novels. At the beginning of the 20th century in Russia, here came out a vivid portrayal of philosophy. And as Russia's literary tradition, people revealed a sad and heavy sound. The literary world began to slowly shut the door, when the Revolution turned to be different. Zamyatin as a writer with his highly personalized language, demonstrated to us a new world of man-made. But this is not God's world, but towards the end of humanity. I would like to discuss this novel in three parts:In the first chapter,the keywords are "we" and "I". In a unified kingdom, "we " is the portrayal of the numbers' life. But, this is contrary to the fundamental requirements of human life., which is a disguised form of harm. We should recognize "I" from the error of "we". Recover "I" is the greatest wish of the writer.The second section investigates that the competition between the kingdom of spirit and the kingdom of Caesar. The secular world prevails over the mentality and becomes the top puzzle in the fictitious world. The spiritual idol which has been forgotten doesn't disappear. It has been changed into the other image which plays an important role in the numbers'world.It is objective but not coming from the subjective needs. Caesar's victory is not totally good thing. The complete order and the extreme science indicates the beginning of the tragedy.The third part reveals that the subject loses the status under our control in Caesar's kingdom. It becomes minor or absent. Freedom and enslavement are not uncomplicated just like people's imagination. So-called simple life in vitreous world is not the positive attitude which should be held towards last phase, but the depreciation on freedom. Freedom becomes the means of enslavement. By the Zamyatin's description, those elements are blew up and emerge the horrible scene. The work is full of admonitory meaning.
Keywords/Search Tags:Eschatology, we, I, subject, object, Freedom, enslavement
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