Blog #3

1. A world with “selves” or “I” would be a true disaster. Everyone would be piled together in a single group and most depend on one another just to survive. No one would be truly happy because you’ll feel that you were working harder then everyone else. A life with “I” would be hell…enough said.
3. “Equality 7-2521”, “International 4-8818”, and “The Golden One” are very wise names used for the characters so far in the book. “The Golden One” is originally called “Liberty 5-3000” and was renamed by Equality 7-2521 because in his, or should I say We, eyes she is golden, pure, and the most amazing thing in the world. While I am not sure why International 4-8818 is called this, but I am guessing that name means that he can do anything, but was chosen to be a street sweeper. And finally Equality 7-2521’s name is this because everyone is equal in their society. He is just one out of many, hence the We.
4. What do I think that the Unspeakable word is? I honestly think that it is “I”. No one in the book talks about “self”, “me”, or “I”. So, when the transgressor spoke the Unspoken Word, he probably said “I” and was punished because of this. It would be Unspeakable in society because the world they are in is a “Society” and doesn’t belong to just one person, like it does today. And like it was said in the book, the Transgressor spoke this Unspoken word and had his tongue pulled out and was burned at the stake. People looked at him like he was a demon because he said this word.