Talk:Revolution/@comment-25021327-20141020132152

I like the concept, and the Orwellian feel. I understand that you hadn't read 1984 when you wrote this, and some people have pointed out the similarities. For me personally, that doesn't detract from the story, lots or stories have the theme of oppression and fear of power. I do hope, however that you have found, or will find time to read 1984 at some point, I quite like it. Brave New World is another good "what if?" type novel.

I ejoyed the vagueness of certain aspects of this, most notably, the ending. The thing I keep thinking about is how the narrator reappears with a different personality. I like to think that he was taken by the powers that be, brainwashed and released back into society in a plan to placate the general populace, and possibly quell the dissenters.

I was a little confused as to why Sam came back in his protest garb, but then I got thinking about the motivation behind this. The Narrator, now "Sam" reappears after a public arrest still wearing his outlandish clothing. I imagine this being a sort of olive branch from the fascist regime to its people. Like, "See? Sam is allowed to wear these clothes if he wants to. He looks totally ridiculous and will be blacklisted by society at large, but he's free to do so!"

It is a kind of interesting take on the original story, although it changes the moral of not knocking something until you try it. I like to think about how exactly the protagonist went from hating the traditional breakfast to, if this take on the story keeps with the original conclusion, enjoying it.