Dystopia Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

This is a summary of all the context and critical readings I used when studying and revising The Handmaid's Tale for my A Level English Lit Paper 2. It's thorough and detailed, covering Offred, religion, power, surveillance, Gilead, dystopia, women, language, love, hope and the past. I shared it with my friends who loved it and found it to be very useful for revision. Hope this helps!

Revision document produced by an A* English Literature A-level student containing key quotes, relevant historical and literary context, and critic quotes for every theme in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’. This will save a student from countless hours of researching which could instead be used for practising essay skills etc. In technical terms, this covers AO1, AO3, and AO5 and was designed with Paper 2 of the OCR English Literature A-level exam in mind, but may prove useful for other exam board...

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Arthur Miller - Answer- "The Death of a Salesman" depicted a man whose failure made him feel like an outcast. Alexander Pope - Answer- (1710-1728) "Rape of the Lock", "An Essay on Man", "The Dunciad" Classical Period - Answer- 1200bc - 455ce Forms: lyric poetry, greek drama (tragedy, comedy)(chorus, deus ex machina) Themes: life/death, morality, season changes, political commentary, satire, Greek mythology, Greek wars, Greek Gods, Roman life Homer (Greek) - Answer- The Iliad a...

In-depth summary of how class and politics is presented in Orwell's '1984' - includes colour-coded quotes, explanations, context and links to other dystopian novels

Everything you need to reach the A/A* marking points. I only used these notes for my final A-level OCR English Literature Paper 2 to receive 57/60 on my paper. The document includes - summaries of The Handmaid's tale by chapter and includes key quotes organised by chapter. (chronological) - 1984 quotes organised by chapter (chronological) - key points for context of reception (to achieve A/A*) - key points for context of production (to achieve A/A*) - contemporary critics quotes w/ auth...

Anthem – Questions and Answers Already Passed What name does Equality 7-2521 give Liberty 5-3000? the Golden One What name does Liberty 5-3000 initially give Equality 7-2521? the Unconquered What job does the Council of Vocations assign to Equality 7-2521 and why was he assigned this job? street sweeper; Equality 7-2521 was much smarter than his brothers and he was very interested in learning (especially science). Although he wanted to become a scholar, his life mandate was street sweeper be...

Summary of criticism of Orwell's '1984': ‘Composing Nineteen Eighty-Four: The Art of Nightmare’ by Sue Lonoff - contains key ideas and quotes from critic

Overview of all Abitur related topics in the advanced English course: United Kingdom, USA, Nigeria, Utopia and Dystopia, William Shakespeare, Globalization as well as Working and Studying in a Globalised World. Good luck with the Abitur exams...

An thorough analysis of The Handmaid's Tale intended for English students and IB English language and literature students in particular. Includes an analysis of key themes, characters, historical context and quotes.