Use of Own Reason or Self-Imposed Immaturity in Dystopian Literature?

An Examination of the Female Protagonists of "The Handmaid’s Tale" and "Never Let Me Go" on the background of Kantian Theories


Term Paper (Advanced seminar), 2012

19 Pages, Grade: 1,7


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Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 Immanuel Kant
2.1 The Categorical Imperative
2.2 Kant’s Concepts of Pure Practical Reason, Freedom and Enlightenment

3 Examination of the Two Female Protagonists
3.1 Offred from The Handmaid’s Tale
3.2 Kathy H. from Never Let Me Go

4 Conclusion

5 Works Cited

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Title
Use of Own Reason or Self-Imposed Immaturity in Dystopian Literature?
Subtitle
An Examination of the Female Protagonists of "The Handmaid’s Tale" and "Never Let Me Go" on the background of Kantian Theories
College
University of Duisburg-Essen  (Anglophone Studien)
Course
Dystopian Literature
Grade
1,7
Author
Year
2012
Pages
19
Catalog Number
V232614
ISBN (eBook)
9783656494713
ISBN (Book)
9783656494768
File size
561 KB
Language
English
Keywords
Dystopian Literature, Dystopia, The Handmaid's Tale, Never let me go, Immanuel Kant, Enlightenment
Quote paper
Britta Küthen (Author), 2012, Use of Own Reason or Self-Imposed Immaturity in Dystopian Literature?, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/232614

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