A unified country, a place where everything is transparent and precise so that nothing can be hidden. All the buildings here are made of glass, and the glass green walls isolate trees and other creatures; people live in glass houses and cannot close the curtains without permission; people have to walk on the glass sidewalk at an orderly pace from four to five o'clock in the afternoon. Here, people have no names, only numbers. People do not have parents who gave birth to themselves, and the "benefactor" is a father-like existence. People wear uniforms, wake up, work, and eat according to a schedule. Here, everything has "standards" and as long as you abide by the rules, you can have a happy life. Number 503, the designer of the spaceship "Unity", has no doubts about the Great Unification and the benefactor. He was content with a life of complete science and rationality until he encountered...
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This book gave me a lot to think about. The unified country in the book reminds me of some regulations and restrictions in real life. Sometimes we are bound by these rules and regulations without knowing it. 503 This character is a bit annoying to me because he has such a rigid attitude towards life. However, it also made me reflect on whether I sometimes follow the rules too much. This book made me understand that while we should abide by the rules, we should also maintain our love and curiosity for life, and discover the beauty in daily life just like what is described in the book. I think this book is worth reading, it will give you a new perspective on life.
WIn an ideal world, everything follows a specific procedure. This setting is somewhat similar to "Brave New World", but this is based on the protagonist's experience. In such a world, who is "I" and who is "we"
Using a diary to evaluate the ideal world of freedom and unfreedom through narration from a first-person perspective
This book gave me a lot to think about. The unified country in the book reminds me of some regulations and restrictions in real life. Sometimes we are bound by these rules and regulations without knowing it. 503 This character is a bit annoying to me because he has such a rigid attitude towards life. However, it also made me reflect on whether I sometimes follow the rules too much. This book made me understand that while we should abide by the rules, we should also maintain our love and curiosity for life, and discover the beauty in daily life just like what is described in the book. I think this book is worth reading, it will give you a new perspective on life.
WIn an ideal world, everything follows a specific procedure. This setting is somewhat similar to "Brave New World", but this is based on the protagonist's experience. In such a world, who is "I" and who is "we" Using a diary to evaluate the ideal world of freedom and unfreedom through narration from a first-person perspective