Prose: THT AO3 Flashcards
1
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islamic republic
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- red robes call to mind the traditional islamic dress
- in iran, clothing was forced upon women like the hijab
2
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decree 770
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law in romania where abortion and contraception was made illegal for the future of the economy
3
Q
gilead
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named after a place in the old testament
4
Q
technology
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cattle prods used by police in US us civil rights and race riots
5
Q
themes of dystopian genre
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social control/power
resistance or acceptance
what makes us human
conformity and individuality
exploitation of fear
surveillance
6
Q
how is the dystopian world created
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a new language
speculation of future
handling of time
narrative techniques like frame
7
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what is the context for dystopian genre
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warnings about the future
preoccupations of the period it was written in
