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Dune

Dune. By: Frank Herbert. Arrakis - Dune – Desert Planet. Dune – Desert Planet. No Precipitation falls on Arrakis Worms are huge desert creatures that live in the deep sands of the desert

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Dune

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  1. Dune By: Frank Herbert

  2. Arrakis - Dune – Desert Planet

  3. Dune – Desert Planet • 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.

  4. The Fremen

  5. The FRemen • 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

  6. Sandworms • 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”

  7. Sandworm

  8. Caladan Home to House Atreides

  9. Caladan • A planet rich in water resources • Home to House Atreides for 26 generations

  10. Space Guild Navigators – Use Melange to Fold Space

  11. Preparing to Fold Space Travel without moving

  12. Atreides arrival on DUNE

  13. Atreides arrival on DUNE

  14. Giedi Prime Home Planet of House Harkonnen

  15. Geidi Prime • 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

  16. SalusaSecundus Emperor’s Prison Planet

  17. SalusaSecundus • This is the Emperor’s PRISON PLANET • Sardaukar death troops – an elite terror force – are recruited and trained on SalusaSecundus. • There is a 60% mortality rate for prisoners.

  18. BeneGesserit Sisterhood Vs. Mentats • 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 • 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.

  19. TheKwisatzhaderach Bridge space and time

  20. The KwisatzHaderach • “Shortening of the Way” • The label applied by the BeneGesserit to the Unknown for which they sought a genetic solution… • In other words…a male beneGesserit whose organic mental powers would bridge space and time…the ultimate in evolution. • Paul Atredis – Is he the KwisatzHaderach?

  21. Themes and Symbols

  22. Topics for Theme Development • Religion and Power • The BeneGesserit • The Orange Catholic Bible • MissionariaProtectiva – planted “prophesy” and religion used to protect members of the BeneGesserit sisterhood • Exploitation of Religion in order to control the Fremen

  23. Topics for Theme Development • 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

  24. Motifs – recurring structures, contrasts or literary devices that develop and inform themes • Inheritance and Nepotism • Precognition

  25. Symbols – elements in a novel that stand for more than just the obvious • 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

  26. Enjoy the journey!

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