1. Utopia and Dystopia *

2. Utopian concepts A beautiful pacifistic society = no violence
Poverty and misery removed
Very few laws are necessary
Money is not necessary
People do only work that they enjoy and which benefits the common good
Advanced science can abolish suffering/death *

3. Related Ideas: Religion
The Judeo-Christian concept of the Garden of Eden and Heaven
The Buddhist concept of Nirvana *

4. How would your utopia look?
What would you offer?
What would you eliminate?

5. How would you guarantee that your society ran smoothly
How would you guarantee that your society ran smoothly? Who is in charge? Can a utopia truly exist? Explain.

6. Dystopia The antonym (opposite) of utopia
An imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives
Totalitarian dictatorship
Glorification and justification of violence
Technology replaces humanity
Negative social trends are taken to extremes *

7. Characteristics of Dystopian Literature
Fictional and futuristic
Dystopias serve as warnings to contemporary man
Comment on our own current society
A protagonist that questions the society *