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Dystopias

Dystopias. Definitions. Utopia. Dystopia. A perfect place with ideal Laws Politics Customs Conditions. A future, imagined universe where society is oppressed by at least one of the following Corporate control ( Minority Report ) Bureaucratic control (too many regulations & red tape)

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Dystopias

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  1. Dystopias

  2. Definitions Utopia Dystopia • A perfect place with ideal • Laws • Politics • Customs • Conditions • A future, imagined universe where society is oppressed by at least one of the following • Corporate control (Minority Report) • Bureaucratic control (too many regulations & red tape) • Technology (I, Robot, The Matrix • Totalitarian/Dictatorship (The Giver, Delirium)

  3. Dystopia: An (imaginary?) place or state in which the condition of life is extremely bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror • Dys- is a prefix meaning “bad” or “ill” • A devastating event occurs that seriously alters the world. “devastating event” could be a weapon, a disease, or a natural disaster. • it alters it to the extent that social, political, and other institutions no longer matter or can function. • In post-apocalyptic stories, such people often embark on a quest to search for other survivors, and they often begin their journey based on rumors of a new, stronger community that has emerged somewhere else.

  4. #1: Propaganda • Propaganda is used to control citizens of a society

  5. #2: Restrictions • Information, independent thought, and freedom are controlled or restricted

  6. #3: Worshipping a Concept • A figurehead or concept is worshipped in a society • Anti-love sentiment in Delirium • Equality in The Giver • Obsession with the brain chip in Feed

  7. #4: Constant Surveillance • Citizens perceive they are under constant surveillance. Someone is always watching, via cameras or spies.

  8. #5: Fear of Outside World • Citizens fear the world outside the boundaries of their country or area. • Even if allowed to, citizens would likely not leave.

  9. #6: Dehumanized • Citizens live in a dehumanized state. • This can vary: • Living without love • Living in abject poverty • Living with too much technology

  10. #7: Fear of Natural World • Citizens fear the natural world (nature).

  11. #8: Conformity • Citizens conform to universal expectations. • Individuality, dissent is bad

  12. POST-APOCALYPTIC DYSTOPIAS • Describes the destruction of civilization and/or the aftermath of those events. •  Some books deal directly with the end times, perhaps a meteor strike or a plague or even zombies. Other stories examine a distopian future where society has degraded. • Apocalypse-related works of fiction gained in popularity after World War II, when the possibility of global annihilation by nuclear weapons entered the public consciousness. • CHARACTERISTICS OF POST-APOCALYPTIC • End of civilization through nuclear war, plague, or other general disaster • Usually set in the future – directly after the catastrophe • Deals with psychology and journey of survivors • Take place in non-technical world or where only scattered elements of technology remain • Imagery is usually grey, bleak with gloomy, solemn diction • Survivors usually search for better life or hope.

  13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heAVOA8iyCw • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1BQPV-iCkU • Journal: Generate a list of some of the similarities between the video clips, such as: they all take place in the future, there are advancements in technology (that often have too much control), all societies do not seem like a pleasant place to live, there are tyrannical leaders, and the police are ever-present.

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