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Flashcards by Alpha Wolfrik, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Alpha Wolfrik
almost 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Define Totalitarianism. | A regime where it is not possible for citizens to question the authority of the state. the state controls everything. |
| Define a Dystopian society. | An imaginary society that is just about as bad as you can imagine. An utterly horrible or degraded society that is generally headed to an irreversible oblivion, or dystopia. |
| Define Theocracy. | When the church and the state come together and the government believes it can do whatever it wants in the name of religion. *Note- Gilead (the society of The Handmaid's Tale) is a theocracy.* |
| Define Patriarchal. | When men are in power & hold a higher status over women. *Note- Gilead (THMT) has a patriarchal society.* |
| What is a reactionary? | A person who opposes the system and want their former society back. *Note-The narrative of THMT is one of these.* |
| Particcicution (Made up (neology) - THMT) | When people are encouraged to participate in the help of the execution. |
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