Wider Reading Flashcards
‘1984’ (1949) by George Orwell
Post-modern
Dystopian
Restrictive society
Soviet Union banned it until 88
Written word
Watched
‘Brave New World’ (1932) by Aldous Huxley
Post modern
Dystopian
Restrictive society
‘Anne Frank’s Diary’ (1947) by Anne Frank
Offred’s tapes and assumed hiding areas
‘Never Let Me Go’ (2005) by Kazuo Ishiguro
Dystopian
Totalitarian Government
Dystopian twist on real place
Control of human bodies
‘The Testaments’ (2019) by Margaret Atwood
Female power
Deception
Totalitarian Government
Sequel
‘The Giver’ (1993) by Lois Lowry
Dystopian
Totalitarian Government
Deception
Science fiction
‘The Hunger Games’ (2008) by Suzanne Collins and ‘Divergent’ (2011) by Veronica Roth
Female perspective
Dystopian
Totalitarian Society
‘The Maze Runner’ (2009) by James Dashner
Totalitarian government
Science fiction
Deception
Use of bodies