“You are a
member of The Village. You are a unit of society.”
{Number 2 - Once Upon A Time}
The Village is a
complete unit of our own society, although there is no democracy, no freedom,
no room for the individual. Free thought is frowned upon, as are
individualistic tendencies. Brainwashing and human experimentation are an
everyday occurrence. Surveillance was everywhere, inmates watched all the time.
Its no wonder Number 6 rejected The Village, denied being a unit of its
society!
At the time The Village did reflect society, society of the
oppressed. Societies of Eastern European countries behind the Iron Curtain, and
other states in the World. But not of Britain at that time, with its imperfect
democracy. Yes there was experimentation, at Porton Down, but no surveillance
cameras and no suppression. Not unless you broke the law. Perhaps at that time Britain didn’t have the perfect society, but
it was far removed from The Village, and ZM73, for want of a better name, was
part of society in Britain, and he accepted that society. And
even when he went and resigned his job he was part of that society, he had not
“dropped out“ which some cared to do back in the 1960‘s. It was a society which
was only taken away from him when he was abducted to The Village. Then, and
only then did ZM73 rebel against his enforced incarceration in The Village,
which is only natural. Number 6 would denounce The Village and its society with
his last dying breath, even though he did turn out to be responsible for it in
the end!
Be seeing you
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