Parent Guide > Excerpts from We

by Yevgeny Zamyatin 1924

Welcome to the parent guide for this text! Read below to find out about what your child is reading in class and how you can support him/her at home.

This week in class, we’re reading "Excerpts from We" by Yevgeny Zamyatin.

We is a work of dystopian fiction set in a future police state by Russian writer Yevgeny Ivanovich Zamyatin (1884-1937). In 1921, We became the first work banned by the Soviet Union's censorship board; Zamyatin managed to have his work smuggled to the West and later lived out the rest of his life in exile. This novel is thought to have inspired Brave New World and 1984.

As we read, we will be discussing the theme of Technology, Progress & Industry as it relates to the text. We are trying to answer this big question :

"What should the future look like?"

Ways to support your child:

  • Ask your child about this science fiction at home:
    • What was "Excerpts from We" about?
    • What did you learn about Technology, Progress & Industry?
  • Watch Movie Trailer: George Orwell's 1984 at home with your child.