The state has all kinds of plans, and D-503 is a big player in many of them. They're building a ship to travel to other worlds and conquer them, which seems to be the central focus of the government's future. And why shouldn't it be? They've already conquered the whole world (except for those pesky parts outside the Green Wall) and have spent 1,000 years helping everything unfold exactly, precisely the way they want it to. But one of We's points is that such absolute planning is impossible. Chaos creeps in, whether it's rebels like I-330, or the simple appearance of an unexpected outcome. Life isn't a mathematical equation, no matter how much the rules of humanity try to set it up that way.
Questions About Dreams, Hopes and Plans
- How do the plans of the State differ from the plans of MEPHIS? Is one side acting more ethically than the other?
- What writing techniques does the author use to evoke a dream-like state, where his hero's hopes and fears can be more readily defined?
- How do D-503's individual dreams, hopes and plans change over the course of the book? What does that say about his developing character?
- At what points are dreams considered frightening in the book? What makes them frightening.
Chew on This
Dreams in the One State are controlled like everything else. Only when they break free of that control can the rebels really fight back.
The One State cannot prevent the presence of dreams and thus do they feed into rebellion.