How we cite our quotes: (Record.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"What does it matter to you that I stay here alone? What does it matter to you if I don't want them to want things for me—if I want to want things for myself—if I want the impossible…?" (35.15)
A late inning act of defiance here, but also a reminder of what repression really is. By expressing agency over his life, the individual is revealing how much control the State holds over him—even the most basic personal desires are thought of as wrong.