A Discussion of Dystopic Fiction and Current Events
A Discussion of Dystopic Fiction and Current Events
UP TO 30 Extra Poin" rel="nofollow">ints Awarded at My Discretion
There are five options of books that you may respond to in" rel="nofollow">in the form of written discussion that I would like to offer in" rel="nofollow">in this class for extra credit. What I will be
lookin" rel="nofollow">ing for is a response to the books and the connections between course ideas and themes. The general theme of these books is they have some variation of an
imagin" rel="nofollow">ined dystopic future based on ongoin" rel="nofollow">ing events of the era.
Can you connect your discussion to the years that your book was published and the ongoin" rel="nofollow">ing events of this era? Can you connect make these connections between past and
present?
1929-Great Depression started
1941-World War II Started
1945-World War II ended
1957-Emergence of Cold War
Consider the elements of Communism, Socialism, Authoritarianism, Oligopoly, Fascism, and Capitalism in" rel="nofollow">in your discussion. There is considerable freedom you have with
this discussion, however to get this extra credit, I am lookin" rel="nofollow">ing for well connected and structured discussion that accounts for historical events, a discussion of
attitudes, and a bridge to modern day attitudes and discussion.
1 A Brave New World-(1932)
2. Animal Farm-(1945)
3. 1984-(1949)
4. Fahrenheit 451 (1953)
5. Atlas Shrugged-(1957)