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Dystopia Q6 Theme plans, Structure - Coggle Diagram
Dystopia Q6 Theme plans
Sexuality/love
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historical notes say declining fertility was a result of STIs - public fear of AIDS that fuelled propaganda
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Women
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"we're two legs and a womb, that's all"
"red: the colour of blood, which defines us"
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Her mother was a feminist and likely involved in the movement - Offred focuses on survival not politics though
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Rebellion
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Gottlieb - dystopian regime denies its subjects' free will, the central character cannot be made responsible for his or her ultimate failure
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Class/degeneration
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In 1929 a thief took all Orwell's money from his hotel room in Paris thrusting him into poverty and a job as a dishwasher
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Censorship
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Animal Farm was turned down by a publisher on the advice of a senior at the Ministry of information known to be a Soviet spy
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Totalitarianism
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Stalin is similar to Big Brother - leader, father, general
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Madrigal - "warns against too much: headless sec, excessive morality, chemical and nuclear pollution"
Orwell saw fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley address a crowd in 1936 and was terrified of how his followers were allowed to attack hecklers
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Critics have argued that The Handmaid’s Tale could be viewed as the relationship between Canada (the Handmaid) and America (Gilead).
Structure
Intro
Need a critic quote eg Goldner "context is everything" or FR Levis "Literature should reveal the possibilities of life"
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