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    because they do not want to be judged on what they believe. The novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins illustrates a problem in society is people do not speak up when they believe something is wrong. This problem is shown through the use of a dystopian setting. The protagonist offers a solution to this problem through

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    world and the dystopian society presented in F451 are very similar yet shares many differences especially within emotions and social interactions. Many people in both societies have different types of emotions but also many similar ones. The people in the dystopian society are very distant and shallow they don’t interact with the people and almost are fake. They are obsessed with their screens/ TV’s and

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    The Legend I Am Dystopian genres characterize upon the concept of a dehumanized and frightening world. Quintessential ideals that associate with this genre demonstrate themes such as fear‚ totalitarianism‚ loss of history‚ and the individual (Explore-Science-Fiction-Movies). It is the general aspect of what molds and shapes someone‚ or something to continue throughout their course of action. These characteristics capitalize upon another genre‚ horror fiction‚ in which Richard Matheson employs both

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    We have all read a book or seen a movie of a dystopian society ‚ wether it’s the new The Hunger Games movie ‚ or a classic like Animal Farm. These days dystopias have become so complex and realistic but they still share similar characteristics of dystopias written in the past. A dystopia is a society that is made up of humans suffering and living in oppression. On the other hand‚ a utopia is a society where everything is perfect : government is stable‚ people have rights‚ and there are laws benefiting

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    revolving around science and technology‚ usually conveying the dystopian alternative future context‚ the pessimistic resultant of society. Ray Bradbury ’s Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and Andrew Niccols Gattaca (1997) both explore the values and concerns of human existence. Despite the difference in context‚ Gattaca and Fahrenheit 451 both extrapolate the relationship between man and machine in a metaphorical sense. Both pose similar dystopian concepts of a machine like world. Through the use of juxtapoism

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    are sameness. The Hunger Games is more dystopian than The Giver but both stories share some similarities. The Hunger Games and The Giver both characters are positively popular or famous to the community but the difference is that the society in The Hunger Games is one of poverty compared to Jonas’ society and that the government in The Hunger Games has much more absolute control over the society. Therefore these points show that The Hunger Games is more dystopian than The Giver

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    Harper‚ 2016. Westerfeld‚ Scott. Uglies. Vol. 1‚ Thorndike Press‚ 2007. Vonnegut‚ Kurt. Harrison Bergeron. 1961. Shatter Me‚ by Tahereh Mafi‚ is very similar and reminds me very much of another book titled Delirium. They are both very interesting dystopian novels that revolve around the government and science fiction. In Delirium‚ the government is controlling the people and they believe that “The Cure” is a way to save society‚ and in Shatter Me‚ the government believes the Reestablishment is a way

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    Type your title A worthy study stands for something that has significant value to someone. 1984‚ a novel by George Orwell‚ depicts a dystopian society that’s run by a government and a figurehead Big Brother. Also‚ The Truman Show‚ directed by Peter Weir‚ represents a false utopia‚ similar to 1984 with the same idea of somebody watching someone’s every move. Both these works have similar themes. Because The Truman Show uses film techniques to illustrate an Orwellian theme‚ the film represents a worthy

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    typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded one." The definition of utopia is "an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect." Many dystopian communities are created while trying to make utopian ones. Both The Giver and The Prophet of Yonwood are both dystopian. Just because both of these books are dystopian‚ it does not mean they’re similar‚ but also doesn’t mean they’re completely different. One difference between The Giver and The Prophet of Yonwood is that The Giver

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    Inauthentic society Fahrenheit 451‚ a novel written by Ray Bradbury‚ illustrates the absence of feelings such as remorse and happiness‚ which when taken away creates a lack of authenticity in humans; those living in the dystopian society of Fahrenheit 451 believe that they are living an authentic life in front of screens unable to express emotions towards others and process their surroundings‚ as most of the city lives like this‚ there are others like Clarisse‚ who has been living a life of teachings

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