Frightening future Flashcards
summary 1984
political dystopia where Big Brother and war are biggest concern
summary The Handmaid’s Tale
Feminist dystopia where erosion of women’s rights and oppression of women is a big concern.
4 things to talk about 1984
- Censorship (lack free speech)
- technology
- Threat of violence
- rewriting and burning of books
3 things to talk about in The Handmaid’s Tale
- Theocracy
- women being used for reproductive reasons, rights reduced
- surveillance
talk about censorship in 1984
The gov controls through new speak. Censorship, ties into at the time Stalin and Hitler, now china and Russia.
talk about technology in 1984
Technology starting improving after the Second World War, Orwell basically predicted being watched thru telly screens.
talk about being hurt if you do smth against government 1984
You are hurt if u do no obey to regime, like hilter SS and Stalin great purge, the white rose.
Books and 1984
Rewriting of books and burning of books - like Nazi Germany - censorship
talk about theology in The Handmaid’s Tale
The bible is twisted to be used against the women
theologically run society, run by religious fundamentalists. Now reminiscent of Iran and the fundamentalists in America.
The right wing Christian’s, epigraph
women and reproductivty The Handmaid’s Tale
Women being used for their reproductive reasons, like the epigraph says “give me children or else I die”. Rachel was the fav wife, but Leah had more children. Reproduction above love. Warning of what could happen
removal of rights from women tht
Phyllis Schalfley and the right wing. Despite her law degree, Schlafly glorified the traditional roles of American women. she ran against Betty Friedan and the equal rights movement.
Surveillance and The Handmaid’s Tale
The idea of anyone being an eye, like north korea and technology.
What is the aim of newspeak
“With newspeak we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible”
gender roles and power The Handmaid’s Tale quote
“I move my hips a little”
The Handmaid’s Tale and surveillance quote
“it occurred to her that she may be a spy”
“Under his eye”
