Dystopian Society By: Lira Bordoley

Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1: What is dystopian society? Chapter 2: The difference between a dystopia and a utopia Chapter 3: Rules of living in a dystopian society Chapter 4: Characteristics of a dystopia Chapter 5: Character’s perspective of living in a dystopian society Chapter 6: Other books related to dystopian society Chapter 7: Wrapping it up Glossary Bibliography

Introduction Imagine living in chaos, danger around every corner, every day of you life. That is what characters in dystopian themed novels experience every day. In this book, you will learn all about the difference between a dystopia and a utopia, the characteristics of a dystopia, and more. Just remember, nothing is ever perfect in this disoriented society

Chapter 1: What is Dystopian Society A dystopian society is an imaginary society with separate ordered groups of people that respect different virtues. These societies can also be based on eradication of a virtue such as cowardice or dishonesty. This is an environment most often in chaos. It is the exact antonym of utopia.

Chapter 2: The Difference Between a Dystopia and a Utopia As you learned back in chapter 1, a dystopia is a society where nothing is absolutely perfect. There are problems such as war, disease, and poverty. The word dystopia literally means bad or difficult. A utopia is the exact opposite. Utopias are always problem free and perfect. In conclusion, both of these societies are exact opposites from each other.

Chapter 3: Rules of Living in a Dystopia As you learned back in chapter 1, sometimes people are split up into ordered groups often called factions. Most of these factions value different qualities in a person such as, knowledge, peace, truth, selflessness, or bravery. The society might also want to eradicate qualities of a person that might “ruin” them such as ignorance, negativity, dishonesty, selfishness, and cowardice. You must follow the rules of your faction. These rules could apply to the clothing you wear, how you behave, and even what you eat.

Chapter 4: Characteristics of a Dystopia Dystopias are usually government controlled and possess extreme poverty where there are not only people who are rich and comfortable. There are also people who live with the troubles of being homeless. They have nothing. The person who decided fate of the people, is the leader. There is only one leader of the whole society. This person often has the power to control minds and choices of other human beings. This concept goes hand-in-hand with the fact that people are not allowed to make their own choices. There is no free will.

Chapter 5: A Characters Perspective of Living in a Dystopia In the book Divergent by Veronica Roth, the protagonist, Tris Prior realizes that she does not belong in the selfless environment she currently resides in. So, she transfers to a different faction, a selfish faction, a brave faction. A faction called Dauntless. She, at first, finds trouble fitting into her new environment but remembers she can not return home. Tris believes that her society is a perfect place and everybody “knows where they're at”. She soon comprehends her city’s “true colors”. The city she dwells in is a universe of lying, cheating, and stealing.

Chapter 6: Other Books Associated With Dystopian Society Other books associated with dystopian society are the Divergent series by Veronica Roth, the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins, the Matched series by Ally Condie, the Legend series by Marie Lu, and the Testing series by Joelle Charbonneau. All of these books have some relation to dystopian society. You can most likely check these books out at your local library.

Chapter 7: Wrapping it up In conclusion, the whole idea of a dystopia is that it is a chaotic society with lots of problems. Some people make alliances and others make enemies so large, they declare war on each other. The moral of the “story” is, there is no one, that you can trust.

Glossary -Virtues: A good and moral quality. -Eradication: To remove something completely. -Eradicate: To destroy something completely. -Dystopia: An imaginary society where people are unhappy and most often fearful because they are not treated fairly. -Disoriented: To make someone lose their sense of direction. -Utopia: An imaginary place in which the government, laws, and social conditions are perfect. -Factions: A group within a larger group that has different ideas and opinions than the rest of the group. -Cowardice: A lack of Bravery. -Ignorance: A lack of knowledge or information. -Poverty: The state of being extremely poor. -Antonym: A word’s opposite meaning to another. -Reside: One’s permanent home in a particular place. -Selfishness: Caring for only one’s self. -Society: A community in which people reside in. -Dishonesty: A lack of honesty. -Negativity: To refuse consent. -Free Will: To be free and make independent choices and decisions.

Bibliography -All photos: Google Images -All definitions: dictionary.reference.com -All information on dystopian society: study.com -All other books: Goodreads.com