2084
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“I will not be silenced!” Thomas screamed into the monitor. Rage rushed through him as he stood face to face with the black screened oppressor. His heart raced as he glared at the monitor. The monitor glared back at him. He wanted to raise his fist and smash through it, to reduce it to sparking rubble on the pavement. The citizen soldier rushed Thomas he snatched away from their grasp. The quicker soldier lurched at Thomas and wrestled him to the ground. The cold snow scraped the side of his face causing abrasions on his cheeks. He fought furiously from the ground, but the soldiers overcame him. The harsh surge of the familiar taser ripped through Thomas leaving him spasming on the ground. From the ground he was submerged in the bitterness of the electricity, to him it embodied all of the hate in the world and he struggled in vain to sustain himself. The cowardly electricity delivered volt after volt, toying with him as he writhed in agony. If only the citizens would stand up and join him, they would surely outnumber the soldiers. He struggled to catch one last view of the empty courtyard. They would not come; as he lay he began to feel luckier than them. They were enslaved by fear and he would finally be free. Relief swept over him and he became aware of the fact that he was becoming an abyss. But he was not enslaved by fear he was free...free....free...
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In the year 2084 citizen number 2040a struggles to find his place in the Orwellian society. Trapped in the monotony of life 2040a longs for companionship, and to discover what it means to be an African American in a time when races no longer exist. Restlessness leads him to a curious discovery, and a dangerous romance that will change his life forever. Although attempting to keep his double life out of the eyes of the ever watchful monitors, 2040a inevitably finds himself on the wrong side of the powerful Division of Justice. Determined to know freedom, and armed with his secrets, 2040a goes up against the unthinkable. 2084 tells a timeless story about the human journey to overcome oppression and despair. It explores the depth of love and the strength of family and the struggle for the now forgotten American promise of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness..
About the Author
Yasmin Headley was born in East Stroudsburg Pennsylvania in 1987, she is the second child of Conrad and Gwendolyn Headley she has one older brother Conrad Headley Jr. Headley is a graduate from Rutgers University and is currently teaching for Newark Public Schools. She began drafting her first novel during her senior year at Rutgers; there she was taking a combination of literature course including one about George Orwell. This course and an African American literature course inspired her to create 2084. The timelessness of African American literature, perseverance and the continuing struggle of her people moved her and she began to create 2084 during the middle of the class. In addition to 2084, Headley has also put together a book of poetry and is working on a second, more auto biographical novel entitled The Course of True Love.