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By: Frank Herbert DUNE
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ARRAKIS - DUNE – DESERT PLANET
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No Precipitation falls on Arrakis Worms are huge desert creatures that live in the deep sands of the desert The Spice – MELANGE – (similar in color and taste to cinnamon) is found ONLY on Arrakis. It is critical to the spacing guild’s ability to fold space for travel. DUNE – DESERT PLANET
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THE FREMEN
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The native people of Dune are called – Fremen The Fremen can live in the desert with the assistance of still suits that maintain and reprocess as much of their moisture as possible. Water is the only thing of value to a Fremen. The Fremen are very religious/ superstitious /the eat a diet rich in spice which has given them blue within blue eyes. Chrysknife – the ritual weapon of a Fremen – ground from a worm’s tooth – very important THE FREMEN
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Shai-Hulud: the name of the Sandworm of Arrakis – aka the “old man of the desert” – “Old Father Eternity” and “Grandfather of the Desert” Sandworms are also referred to as “the makers” – they create the WATER OF LIFE – an “illuminating” poison… Water of Life – is the liquid exhalation of a sandworm produced at the moment of its death from drowning which is then changed within the body of a Reverend Mother to become the narcotic used to increase the “awareness spectrum” SANDWORMS
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SANDWORM
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Home to House Atreides CALADAN
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A planet rich in water resources Home to House Atreides for 26 generations CALADAN
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SPACE GUILD NAVIGATORS – USE MELANGE TO FOLD SPACE
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PREPARING TO FOLD SPACE TRAVEL WITHOUT MOVING
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ATREIDES ARRIVAL ON DUNE
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Home Planet of House Harkonnen GIEDI PRIME
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Is the Home Planet of House Harkonnen It is a dark, industrial planet It is filthy and unpleasant Covered with slave pits Ruled by the Baron Vladimir Haronnen, a cruel and extremely obese man GEIDI PRIME
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Emperor’s Prison Planet SALUSA SECUNDUS
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This is the Emperor’s PRISON PLANET Sardaukar death troops – an elite terror force – are recruited and trained on Salusa Secundus. There is a 60% mortality rate for prisoners. SALUSA SECUNDUS
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Mentats – super human computers Run by the spacing guild embodiment of logic and reason A Mentat's capabilities can be greatly increased by taking sapho juice, but using it leads to addiction. sapho juice Founded at the same time as the Mentat school Seek to protect humanity Plant religious information for protection Trying to create the super being of the universe – through a program of controlled breeding BENE GESSERIT SISTERHOOD VS. MENTATS
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Bridge space and time THE KWISATZ HADERACH
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“Shortening of the Way” The label applied by the Bene Gesserit to the Unknown for which they sought a genetic solution… In other words…a male bene Gesserit whose organic mental powers would bridge space and time…the ultimate in evolution. Paul Atredis – Is he the Kwisatz Haderach? THE KWISATZ HADERACH
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THEMES AND SYMBOLS
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Religion and Power The Bene Gesserit The Orange Catholic Bible Missionaria Protectiva – planted “prophesy” and religion used to protect members of the Bene Gesserit sisterhood Exploitation of Religion in order to control the Fremen TOPICS FOR THEME DEVELOPMENT
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Human Control Over Ecology Availability of water Proximity of sandworms Unstable weather patterns Ethics of changing the planet Environment has made the Fremen what they are Animals – the Maud’ dib might die Destruction of the worm, and thus melange TOPICS FOR THEME DEVELOPMENT
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Inheritance and Nepotism Precognition MOTIFS – RECURRING STRUCTURES, CONTRASTS OR LITERARY DEVICES THAT DEVELOP AND INFORM THEMES
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Melange Dependence on outside substances – drugs, gas, etc… Water Fremen refer to blood as “the body’s water” - thus water is the blood of the planet/universe SYMBOLS – ELEMENTS IN A NOVEL THAT STAND FOR MORE THAN JUST THE OBVIOUS
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Enjoy the journey!
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