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Definitions UtopiaDystopia  A perfect place with ideal  Laws  Politics  Customs  Conditions  A future, imagined universe where society is oppressed.

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2 Definitions UtopiaDystopia  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 a.Dystopia: An (imaginary?) place or state in which the condition of life is extremely bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror i.Dys- is a prefix meaning “bad” or “ill” ii.A devastating event occurs that seriously alters the world. “devastating event” could be a weapon, a disease, or a natural disaster. iii.it alters it to the extent that social, political, and other institutions no longer matter or can function. iv.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.World War IInuclear weapons  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 i.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =heAVOA8iyCwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v =heAVOA8iyCw ii.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1 BQPV-iCkUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1 BQPV-iCkU iii.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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