With any book, the setting in the first chapter, often holds clues to character traits, themes and plot lines. Test your observation skills, with these questions: Observation 1) What are the key words used to describe this world? 2) What type of government is featured in this book? What clues do you have? 3) How……
Rebuilding Arcadia is set in a steampunk universe. This means that history has taken a different course. Events in the past have led to a radically different future. Take a moment to examine historic events, organizations and political entities. Use reasoning, logic and your imaginations to explore how this world may have developed. Answer those tricky…
Define the phrase imperial nostalgia (in your own words). Read Chapter One – Utopia. How might a preoccupation with security connect to this concept? Suggested Readings: The Rule of Empires by Timothy H. Parsons
What is implied by the subtitle of Chapter One – 10 Years after Fallout? Define the term ecotopia. Write a short descriptive explanation linking the two terms. Explore how one reality would lead to the other. Suggested Readings MATHISEN, W. (2001). The Underestimation of Politics in Green Utopias: The Description of Politics in Huxley’s…