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Dystopias: Definitions and Characteristics

Dystopias: Definitions and Characteristics. Utopia: A place, state, or condition that is ideally perfect in respect of politics, laws, customs, and conditions. Dystopia Definition.

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Dystopias: Definitions and Characteristics

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  1. Dystopias: Definitions and Characteristics

  2. Utopia: A place, state, or condition that is ideally perfect in respect of politics, laws, customs, and conditions

  3. Dystopia Definition A futuristic, imagined universe in which oppressive societal control and the illusion of a perfect society are maintained through: corporate, bureaucratic, technological, moral or totalitarian control.

  4. Dystopia Definition Dystopias, through an exaggerated worst-case scenario, make a criticism about a current trend, societal norm, or political system.

  5. Characteristics of a Dystopian Society Propaganda is used to control the citizens of society. Information, independent thought, and freedom are restricted.

  6. Characteristics of a Dystopian Society A figurehead or concept is worshipped by the citizens of the society.

  7. Characteristics of a Dystopian Society Citizens are perceived to be under constant surveillance.

  8. Characteristics of a Dystopian Society Citizens have a fear of the outside world.

  9. Characteristics of a Dystopian Society Citizens live in a dehumanized state. The natural world is banished and distrusted.

  10. Characteristics of a Dystopian Society Citizens conform to uniform expectations. Individuality and dissent are bad.

  11. Characteristics of a Dystopian Society The society is an illusion of a perfect utopian world.

  12. Types of Dystopian Controls Corporate Control: One or more large corporations control society through products, advertising, and/or the media. Examples include Minority Report and Running Man.

  13. Types of Dystopian Controls Bureaucratic Control: Society is controlled by a mindless bureaucracy through a tangle of red tape, relentless regulations, and incompetent government officials. Examples in film include Brazil.

  14. Types of Dystopian Controls Technological Control: Society is controlled by technology – through computers, robots, and/or scientific means. Examples: The Matrix, The Terminator, and I, Robot.

  15. Types of Dystopian Controls Philosophical/Religious control: Society is controlled by philosophical or religious ideology often enforced through a dictatorship or theocratic government.

  16. The Dystopian Protagonist Often feels trapped and is struggling to escape Questions the existing social and political systems

  17. The Dystopian Protagonist Believes or feels that something is terribly wrong with the society in which he or she lives Helps the audience recognize the negative aspects of the dystopian world through his or her perspective

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