Fahrenheit 451This is one of my all-time favorite books!
This wonderful dystopian novel, written by Ray Bradbury, examines the pitfalls of giving up on the written word and true human interaction in favor of entertainment and conformity. The story is set in a futuristic America, where books are banned and firemen are honored for burning any books they find. We will practice our annotating skills as we dive into this book and discuss it based on your annotations. These discussions will mirror college-type literature classes, as the focus and topics will be chosen based on what you have observed throughout your reading. |
UnwindNeal Shusterman creates a horrifying world where a civil war over the debate on abortion has caused a futuristic America to create a compromise: no abortions allowed; however, a troublesome child between the age of 13 and 18 can be sent to a "harvest camp" to be unwound.
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This book centers on the conflict of the interest of the individual vs the collected group.
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