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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: The Matrix and The Handmaid's Tale

The Matrix:

Remaining issues to consider:

  • The nature of reality (cyberlife vs. metaphysical concepts of alternative timelines/dimensions, etc.)
  • Fate, destiny, prophecy vs. individual control vs. systemic control
  • Red pill vs. blue pill choice

The Handmaid's Tale

  • Reproductive rights/control
  • Sexual morality vs. actual behavior
  • Critique of feminism
  • Nature of misogyny
  • Power hierarchy between women
  • Surveillance state
  • Religion and gender control
  • Finance and gender control

 
 
 

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