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Final: Themes Flashcards

1
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Young men’s pursuit of young women

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Fischer

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2
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willful refusal to acknowledge certain simple, obvious truths

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Khalifeh

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3
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violent resistance to economic and/or military oppression

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Khalifeh

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4
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the force of change

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Khalifeh/Fischer

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5
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the ferreting out of war criminals

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Vonnegut

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6
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the examination of a society and of social types

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Fischer

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7
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the burden of the old ways as an impediment of social change

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Khalifeh

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8
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steadfastness in resisting oppression

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Muller

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9
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spoofing British engagement or lack of engagement

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Fischer

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10
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spoofing American engagement or lack of engagement

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Khalifeh

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11
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oppression of an ethnic minority within a totalitarian state

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Vonnegut

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12
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opportunism as a response to oppression

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Vonnegut

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13
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lampoon of religion and/or religious belief

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Muller

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14
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lampoon of military mentality or temperament

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Khalifeh

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15
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lampoon of Communism and the managed economy

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Fischer

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16
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economic cooptation by an oppressive state

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Khalifeh

17
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disengagement and alienation as a reaction to oppression

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Fischer

18
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criticism of capitalism and/or of the consumer society

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Khalifeh

19
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becoming what we pretend to be

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Vonnegut

20
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arbitrary and capricious treatment by a representative of a power structure

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Muller

21
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ambiguity/paradox of heroism and/or of villainy

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Fischer

22
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altruistic, human response toward individuals of an oppressor class

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Khalifeh

23
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action based on recognizing what is expected of one

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Vonnegut

24
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a young, alienated athlete, suddenly caught up in the fate of his people

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Fischer

25
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a hong woman endeavors to assert her independence from patriarchal order

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Khalifeh

26
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a working-class stubble that is informed by Marxism

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Khalifeh

27
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a political context in which schizophrenia is inevitable

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Vonnegut

28
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a community with internal divisions and tensions, living under oppression

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Khalifeh

29
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a betrayal of trust between women

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Muller

30
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a betrayal of trust between men

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Fischer

Modern World Masterpieces (4 decks)

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