LITTRANS 204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Victor Pelevin, Omon, Totalitarianism
11 Jun 2017
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Littrans 204 - lecture 29 - omon ra day 1 and 2 (4/17) One of the most prolific writers of the post-soviet era. Gained recognition in 80"s with short stories. Mostly read by younger generations but by almost all generations. People coming of age read him in the 1990"s -- his core reader group. Omon ra is one of the first novels he wrote. It is important because it is dedicated to analysis of totalitarian regime and its impact on an individual psyche. Deals with how an individual that is born in this society demands a life with higher purpose. Explores individual developments, the easiness of submission to totalitarian society, and what it takes to break free from totalitarianism conditioning. The dream of space is an extended metaphor for condition of totalitarian society that sets unachievable goals that is demanded from the society. Society forced to imitate process of achieving goal that is unachievable.
