Flashcards: Women in Dystopian Politics — 14 cartões

Gilead — what happens to women?

Women lose rights; bodies belong to the state.

Atwood — when wrote The Handmaid's Tale?

1984, during the Cold War.

Atwood’s writing method — basis?

Based on real laws, rituals, practices.

Religion — use in Gilead?

Tool for power, not religion itself.

Brave New World — publication year?

1932, depicting industrialized reproduction.

Shared method — Atwood and Huxley?

Exaggerate societal trends to warn.

The Ceremony — what Offred experiences?

A ritual where language hides violence.

Split body/mind — meaning?

Mental disconnection to survive physically.

Doublethink — concept?

Holding opposite realities simultaneously.

Your Body is a Battleground — purpose?

Show psychological control; linked to abortion politics.

Pro-choice vs pro-life?

Support or oppose abortion rights.

Abortion debate — duration?

Unresolved after over thirty years.

The Dinner Party — creation period?

1974-1979, honors women erased from history.

Heritage Floor plaques — numbers?

2300 plaques; 999 women named.