![]() ![]() All of the world agencies, like the United Nations, that should be intervening in this world are seemingly no longer active. We are launched into a dystopia without a back story about the function of the rest of the world, particularly the Western world. However, in this novel, there is no sanctioning body putting a stop to what would certainly be called human rights violations. The overlap of the political system with a religion that seeks to proselytize and convert people to the “truth” feels vaguely familiar. ![]() Parable of the Talents is a critical dystopian narrative in which the United States falls apart at the hands of religious zealots – Christian Americans – who purportedly seek to return America to puritanical values, but who reframe religion into an increasingly rigid and political force. ![]()
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