We Lesson Plan

How does We compare to other works of dystopian fiction that you’ve read?

This question is a kind of "icebreaker" that should provide students with an opportunity to discuss their first perceptions of We in a comparative perspective. Students whose experience of dystopian fiction is primarily limited to works like The Hunger Games might find We's focus on science and technology novel; conversely, readers who are most familiar with works like 1984 might find the utopianism at the heart of the One State interesting. Some students might also be interested by the fact that We is written from the perspective of a person who is a passionate advocate of the dystopian society in...