Friday, September 25, 2009

...so then I want to write a story about the moral man in dystopia. And what does it take to be such a man? You have to be a sort of freak. A sort of monster. A creature with little to no fear. (And what could cause that? Incredible strength and/or nothing to lose?) A creature that doesn't care about pleasing those around him. A creature that doesn't really conform.

A person who has metaphorically been trying to reinvent the wheel with regards to everything....

A man who is reviled to the extent he truly reveals himself to his fellows...?
A man yet who believes total honesty is essential.
A man who is nice like a masochist. Always assuming the best. In theory hating hiskind, in practice loving everyone.

A creature that had no interest in pleasing its parents. Not though because he hated them, as that would mean rebeling and simply trying to be their opposite. No, he neither hates nor thinks particularly highly of them. Is it like he's indifferent? Is he incapable of love?

With his lack of fear, perhaps he can't understand the main motivational force behind the actions of his fellow. Instead he just sees their endless moral failings and is consumed with rage.

I want to make clear that he's a monster. A monster and yet an angel. And that it is only possible to be an angel in a dystopia if you are a monster.

Or does it?

Or is he?