Self Discovery Through Writing

D-503 begins is journey through writing his records and begins to discover himself through writing. The use of first narration will help gain a richer understanding of the text, even allowing us to see into D-503’s subconscious. Because the culture of One State and our culture are so different, by seeing the world in their eyes it provides a more emotional, personal attachment to the D-503 and his journey throughout the novel.
We see in the beginning D-503 is a loyal follower of One State, however an internal conflict arises; the battle between “I” and “we”. In record two, D-503 writes very poetically “sweet dust parches on your lips”. Here we are exposed to the internal conflict emerging in D-503. He sees the beauty of the world outside the green wall and unconsciously starts to admire it. However his faithful dedication to the One State soon kicks in to remind him that “this somewhat interferes with logical reasoning.” This makes it evident that this attraction to nature, to spring is a part of being human. Another example of human nature is how when D-503 writes, he naturally says “I love” then corrects himself and says “we love” It becomes instinctively clear that it humans naturally think as an individual and use “I” and “my” instead of “we” and “us”. The Benefactor has dehumanized all the ciphers by forcefully robbing them of their individuality and freedom. This links to the nature verses nurture debate and proves that when forced into unnatural conditions, the nature of human behaviour will always rebel. This is a highly significant concept that will be the basis of the events throughout this book.
This dehumanization of ciphers of One State becomes the solution to revolution. It becomes clear that constant change becomes a human need.