Mini Pod
An Examination Through Fiction
AUTHORITARIANISM & TOTALITARIANISM:
Fiction - a genre essential to freedom and intellectualism (in my opinion), is the basis of this week’s conversation.
We’ll use 1984 by George Orwell and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury to: identify and analyze elements of authoritarianism & totalitarianism, examine character behavior to understand how they respond to their conditions, and discuss what contributes to the thriving of these two-isms. To wrap up these FUN topics, we’ll close out with the rise of dystopian novels and the overall importance of fiction in our society.
EPISODE MATERIALS
RECOMMENDED READINGS
FOR THE GIRLS WHO GET IT...
DISCUSSION Q's
FOR THE GIRLS WHO WANNA GET INTO IT...
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How are you resisting the oppressive control our current government is exercising over us?
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Writing Assignment: Take one element of your life(ex. job, identity, city, etc.), and one oppressive force (SO many to choose from) and write a paragraph/page and add that fantastical flare. Set the story on another planet, or set it for 50 years into the future or 400 years in the past. It doesn’t matter just write!
WORKS CITED
BECAUSE THIS IS A PROFESSIONAL GIG, MAMA.
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Orwell, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four. Penguin Classics, 2021.
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Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. Del Rey Books, 1992.