English Literature A-Level
speculative fiction
What speculative fiction means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of speculative fiction
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Atwood's mode of writing, in which every atrocity has a real-world historical precedent, to be compared with other dystopian texts.
Topics that use speculative fiction
Related terms
- Language, truth, and the manipulation of history
- patriarchal control
- Rebellion, individuality, and psychological oppression
- Surveillance and the loss of privacy
- Totalitarianism and state control
- Historical Notes
- language as control
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