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)