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Tag Archives: Margaret Atwood
Biopunk: Essential Sci Fi If We Are To Survive
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Lit, a Critical Defense against Fascism
Have Democrat’s suffered from a lack of imagination? Literature can help fix that. (For instance, “Handmaid’s Tale,” “1984,” and “Ozymandias.”)
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Atwood Predicted ICE
In her sequel to “Handmaid’s Tale,” Atwood describes arrest scenes that immigrants snatched by ICE are actually experiencing.
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Kafka and America’s Disappeared
America is “disappearing” people, bringing to mind the fate of K in Kafka’s “Trial.”
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged 1984, Franz Kafka, George Orwell, Handmaid's Tale, ICE, immigration terror, Martin Niemöller, Trial Comments closed
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Gilead Guardian
Pete Heseth, Trump’s nominee for Sec. of Defense, is indistinguishable from the guardians in “Handmaid’s Tale.”
Judge Invokes Handmaid’s Tale in Ruling
A Georgia judge has invoked “Handmaid’s Tale” is ruling against a six-week abortion ban, testifying to the power of literature.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Abortion, Book banning, Dobbs decision, Handmaid's Tale, J.D. Vance, Robert McBurney Comments closed
J.D. Vance Dreams of Gilead
Trump’s selection of J.D. Vance makes “Handmaid’s Tale” more timely than ever.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Abortion, Donald Trump, Handmaid's Tale, J.D. Vance, misogyny Comments closed
Margaret Atwood on the Cicada Love Song
Atwood’s “Cicadas” depicts the sexual urges that drive the insect.
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