Fahrenheit 451/Bradbury/Dystopian Literature

Internet Scavenger Hunt

NAME: Ernst Lavaud, Jr.
Question

Answer
1. The Hearth and

Wikipedia is NOT a legitimate

research site. It is NOT
allowed on this assignment.

You must have at least 4

different websites listed,
but they may be repeated.

DATE _September 2nd, 2016________________

Website
www.

the Salamander

What are the

titles of the
three parts of
Fahrenheit
451?

2.The Sieve and The

Sand

3. Burning Bright

Name three
characteristics
of Dystopian
Literature

Define in
simple terms
exactly what a
dystopia is?

A. What is
considered
the first
dystopian
novel?
B. Who is the
author?
What did
authors attempt
to express by
using the
dystopian
version of
science fiction?

1.

Propagand
a

2.

Opression

3.

Rebellion

A futuristic,
imagined universe in
which oppressive
societal control and
the illusion of a
perfect society are
maintained through
corporate,
bureaucratic,
technological, moral,
or totalitarian
control. Dystopias,
through an
exaggerated worstcase scenario, make
a criticism about a
current trend,
societal norm, or
political system.
Utopia by Thomas
More (1516)

http://www.utopiaanddystopia.com/dystopia/distopian-elements-and-characteristic/

http://facweb.northseattle.edu/jclapp/Children's%20Literature/Discussion%20Questions/Dystopias
%20Characteristics.htm

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/samantha-shannon/the-evolution-of-dystopia_b_4114516.html

http://bestsciencefictionbooks.com/best-dystopian-science-fiction-books.php
post-apocalyptic
worlds, alternate
artificial intelligence,
cyberpunk, and
dying earth fiction

What is a
feminist
dystopia?

Feminist utopia is
a type of social
science fiction.
Usually, a feminist
utopia novel
envisions a world
in stark contrast to
patriarchal society.

www.womenshistory.about.com/od/feministtexts/a/feminist_utopia_dystopia.ht
m

Censorship is
basically
controlling or
concealing
Ideas, Books,
Images and
more that are
proven
unappropriated
or offensive.

https://www.aclu.org/what-censorship

http://newsletter.library.villanova.edu/147

A. Name one
place that
Fahrenheit
451 was
censored.
B. Explain the
reason
behind the
censorship.

legality, copyright, a
sense of
responsibility to
readers as well as the
author, and the lack
of forthrightness on
the publishers part.
Were the company
publishers aware of
this censorship?
Apparently, the
editors involved
believed they were
performing a public
service.

What is meant
by expurgation
with regards to
literature?

To remove
erroneous, vulgar,
obscene, or
otherwise
objectionable
material from (a
book, for example)
before publication.

What is
censorship?
Provide an
explanation
NOT a
definition.
Explain it in
your own words
to demonstrate
comprehension.

www. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/expurgation

A. How was
expurgatio
n used by
the
publisher
with
Fahrenheit
451?
B. Describe
Bradburys
response.

They remove words

like Hell, Damn, and
Abortion.
I will not go gently
onto a shelf,
degutted to become a
non-book.

http://newsletter.library.villanova.edu/147