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Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow. - Oliver Wendell Holmes

Wednesday, August 18, 2010



Zamyatin is a remarkably talented writer with a very simple yet amazing approach.  The sentences flow well together, the scenes are incredibly descriptive, and at no point in the story do you feel lost or confused. He has perfected in making the audience understand his style and methods. At all times you are glued to the book and left to utter amazement.
When one reads On language they can instantly see the correlation between that and We. Furthermore, Zamyatin says that in order for an actor to be great he or she must stick to what they do best. By reading the book you can see that the author constantly describes everything in great detail. Zamyatin’s ability to give us a vivid image of what he’s talking about is exceptional. By exercising that talent he adds on to the quality of his book.
In order to be a great author one must believe in what he or she is writing. Zamyatin says, “If you are writing about provincial life, you must yourself at that moment live the life of the province.” This reflects greatly onto his book. Even though the people in We are from the future the author describes everything so well that you feel as though he has experienced it. Moreover, He has dedicated himself to the fact that while writing the book he lives in the same time period as the people in it. In fact, he is so dedicated that he goes on to say, “True writers reincarnate themselves into their heroes.”
Lastly, the reason We is such an amazing book is because Zamyatin knows how to make the reader understand his words. Zamyatin believes that, “The prime source and creator of language is the people.” Because his way of writing is so natural he is able to use neologisms and still have the reader know exactly what he means. The reason he is able to perfect this is because he believes that a good neologism can only be created if, “It always seems to you that you have heard of seen the word before, it sounds so natural.” I’m sure I must’ve come across a neologism while reading We but because it was so natural I kept on reading feeling as though I understood the word perfectly.
All in all, his dedication to the reader is what makes him such a magnificent writer.  His ability to experiment with a language, create new words, and describe specific scenes is just remarkable. The methods he talks about in On language are the reason for which We is such an exceptional read.

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