English Adv. Memorisation Flashcards
Handmaid’s Tale Rebellion
‘Mayday people’, Moira, Orffed’s mentality - not fully brainwashed, affair with Nick
Rebellions quote - HT - contrasts two sides of battle
“There is not shadow unless there is also light”
Rebellion quote - HT - Latin inscription
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down”
Rebellion quote - HT - subtle hint at unlikeness to other guards
“He’s wearing the uniform of the guardians, but his cap is tilted at a jaunty angle”
V for Vendetta Rebellion
- Mask of ‘everyman’ to inspire
- Gunpowder Plot still recognised
- V is outside of regime
Rebellion quote - V - metaphor of ideas
“Beneath this mask there is an idea, and ideas are bulletproof”
Rebellion quote - V - power of the voice
“The people’s voice is much, much louder than they care to remember”
Rebellion quote - V - last inch of us that’s left when we die (core)
“We must never let them take it from us”
Handmaid’s Tale Totalitarianism
- surveillance, brainwashing
- ‘The Eye’
- Islamic revolution and fanatical approach to treatment of women
- Abortion laws in America
Totalitarianism quote - HT - children against parents
“Children were taught to spy on their parents and report their deviations”
Totalitarianism quote - HT - Anxious tone
“He may be an Eye”
Totalitarianism quote - HT - hidden intentions
“I intend to get out of here”
V for Vendetta Totalitarianism
- closed circuit TV - mass surveillance currently in China
- Fascist regime
- censoring, propaganda
Totalitarianism - V - chiasmus
“People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.”
Totalitarianism - V - alliteration
“Systems of surveillance coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission”
