And in all of those, the authoritarian state is portrayed negatively. The idea that some people actually find the idea appealing is excluded.
----- Original Message ---- From: Matthias Wasser <matthias.wasser at gmail.com>
Throughout her pre-collegiate education an American is likely to have read the Sparknotes for: the Giver, Anthem, 1984, Animal Farm, Brave New World, the Lottery... In high school we were taught "Harrison Bergeron" as an example, rather than parody, of the genre.