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    Dystopian Outlook What derives a society from being a utopia or dystopia? For a society to function as a utopia it must be ideal with perfect qualities. There would no longer be people struggling‚ or battling the everyday needs of life. It would be a society where everyone’s needs are satisfied‚ and the society runs smoothly and effectively. Contrary to the imagined utopia‚ a dystopia serves as a society that is completely oppressed. A dystopia gives no value to life‚ limits an individual’s freedom‚ and

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    A Society at its Worst Dystopian novels have become more common over the last century; each ranging from one extreme society to the next. A dystopia‚ “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‚”[1] through an exaggerated worst-case scenario‚ criticizes about current trends‚ societal norms‚ or political systems. The society in Brave

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    Kellee Vest Matthew Simon English 103-011 12 September 2014 Utopia: Dystopia in Disguise “If we could change ourselves‚ the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature‚ so does the attitude of the world change towards him. … We need not wait to see what others do” (Gandhi). The quote above explains that if one seeks social or personal change‚ both aspects must change together or not at all; they have a symbiotic relationship with one another. Change must be a cause

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    Trang Le Antarctica – March 10‚ 2010 The Giver Essay Lois Lowry’s The Giver is set in a futuristic‚ dichotomous society‚ one that is both utopian and dystopian. In response to the overwhelming destruction and chaos in the world‚ the Elders have attempted to create and maintain a peaceful and orderly utopia‚ but this security comes at a price. The citizens of the community have sacrificed their individuality and freedom. Although most adult members have some knowledge of the hypocrisies involved

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    The future of technology is unknown for now. Many have talked about the subject matter. Technology might be leading us to a world of pure happiness and a place we all fantasized about when we were young or is it leading us down the wrong road with no return where we lose ourselves in the process. The great power it has over one can be truly reflected by the way they interact with others and how we rely on the computer for the answers. However‚ can we truly say its hurting us as a society? As we find

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    hunter living in the country of Panem in District 12. Their government works in a central city called The Capitol who are an overpowering government who control the people and all the resources by fear‚ cruelty and by withholding food and forcing children into killing themselves in the Hunger Games. The establishment of the Hunger games is a form of control by the Capitol. When Katniss’ sister Prim gets selected to play in the games‚ Katniss selflessly takes her

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    constitution.” Harrison Bergeron’s world was a dystopia. Throughout the short story‚ even though it tried to have equality there was force and people being treated unfair. The government rules were made to make everyone equal. However‚ because of the difference it does not work as planned and it cause Harrison and a beautiful ballerina to get killed. Harrison’s world is also a dystopia because his family and many others lived I fear. Life today as we know it is a dystopia because even though there are rules/laws

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    In many futuristic novels‚ the protagonist lives in a society whose government is either a utopia or a dystopia. Often‚ a society that appears to be a utopia at the beginning of the novel transforms to a dystopia by the end. It is usually not the government itself that changes‚ but rather the protagonist’s view of the government. As the novel progresses‚ the protagonist begins to realize that the peaceful illusion created by the government masks its true‚ dark nature. Once the protagonist clearly

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    The dystopian book 1984 by George Orwell was first published 1949. The author predicts that by the year 1984‚ the superstate Oceania that society now lives in will be completely controlled by an omniscient government. The Party in 1984 controls the nations of Oceania; consequently‚ strictly controlling all elements of the peoples lives. 1984 is an exemplary albeit incomprehensible example of a dystopian society. Winston is the main protagonist in the novel. He and everyone else in the society

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    critical literacy gives students an opportunity to think deeply about the ideologies that underlie the text. Dystopia texts are often developed to criticise a trend‚ social norm or a political system. The texts 1984‚ V for Vendetta and The Lottery all present notions of criticism toward a political system or a trend. The fourth text‚ the students’ choice‚ has to be one of non-fiction dystopia. This extends the students thinking further and creates a deeper meaning as look into reality. The unit has

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