CONTEXT Flashcards
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Dystopian
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Describes an imaginary society that is as nightmareish and as dehumanising as possible
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What is dystopian fiction often used for?
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To explore the effects of tyrannical or corrupt societies
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Who wrote The Handmaid’s Tale and when was it written?
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Margaret Atwood, 1985
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The Handmaid’s Tale Overview
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- Set in a near future New England in a totalitarian theocracy Gilead, which has overthrown the US government
- The novel explores themes of women in subjugation and the various methods by which they gain agency
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Why is Berlin post WW2 relevant to the novel’s creation?
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