1. Paris in the Twentieth Century
By Jules Verne

2. Paris in the Twentieth Century
Originally written in 1863
Publisher refused to publish the book because it was too farfetched and pessimistic
Found in a long lost safe by Jules Verne’s great- grandson – Published in 1990
Set in Verne’s distant future (1960)

3. P20 Themes and Tropes Technological/Scientific Advancement Pride Love
Education
“Black Sheep”
Poverty
Weather/Seasons

4. P20 Vocabulary List 1 List 2 Proliferation Desuetude Laureate Viaduct
Avarice
Opulent
Usury
Pernicious
Brazen
Collusion
Menagerie
Ablution
Argot
Banal
Ardent
Frivolity
Milieu
Barracks
Vaudeville
Coffer
Subjugate
Fastidious
Apotheoses
Sepulcher

5. A Warning from Paul-Louis Courier
O terrible influence of this race which serves neither god nor king, Given over to the mundane sciences, To base mechanical professions! Pernicious breed! What will you not Attempt, left to your own devices, Abandoned without restraint to that Fatal spirit of knowledge, of Invention, of progress.
Mundane
Common; ordinary; unimaginative
Pernicious
Causing harm or ruin; evil; wicked
Why do you think these are the first words we see in this book?
How do they connect to dystopian themes and ideas of this course?