context

Question 1

tasmania context

Answer 1

colonised by the british
very brutal
beliefs of superiority
british inspired the martians, maybe

Question 2

german context for wells

Answer 2

rising power of germany
rising fear of totalitarism + dictatorship

Question 3

industrial context for wells

Answer 3

industrial revolution and abuse of power regarding machines
beliefs of superiority

Question 4

cuban missile crisis context

Answer 4

10/20 years after the crisis
general anxiety around ‘the end of the world’
distrust in world leaders

Question 5

cold war context

Answer 5

berlin wall - physical barrier of terror
seperation of humanity
(atwood lived in berlin and america during the writing of the book)

Question 6

80s context generally

Answer 6

periods of rising christian movements and the neo right
period of reproductive rights being debated

Question 7

where did atwood write the handmaids tale

Answer 7

west berlin and alabama