Dystopian Essay What is a utopia? An imagined place where everything is perfect. What is a dystopia? It is a community or society that is undesirable or frightening. A dystopia is an attempt at a perfect society‚ or utopia‚ but it turns out poorly. In the definition of dystopia‚ I used the word undesirable. Undesirable is a key word in the definition of dystopia meaning that something is not worth having or doing or‚ in this case‚ living. Imagine living in a world where you had to follow uniform
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basic freedoms that are inalienable. This means that no matter what law or rule is set‚ those are rights that should never be taken away from the people. A dystopian society will deny these rights‚ one of them being life. The stories Harrison Bergeron‚ Shades‚ and Examination Day‚ are all ones that have a common theme of the denial of life. A dystopian society denies individual rights such as life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. In Shades‚ by AJ Said‚ the Government hides colors‚ in order to prevent
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were being talked to through a film or novel? There is one novel‚ and one book that have stood out to the teen population. One of those is the novel Anthem By: Ayn Rand‚ the other is the film is The Giver directed By: Phillip Noyce. Anthem is a dystopian society that is popular among teens with the similar emotions‚ and thoughts that they have. The Giver also is recommended and related to teens considering there are situations close to those going on in their lives. The novel Anthem is is an easy
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“Ralph wept for the end of innocence‚ the darkness of man’s heart‚ and the fall through the air of the true‚ wise friend called Piggy...” (Golding‚ William). “And at that moment‚ in the space of only a few seconds‚ he learned a lot about himself. About the Thomas he was before. He couldn’t leave a friend to die” (The Maze Runner). In these quotes‚ there is a connection that shows how the book‚ The Lord of the Flies compares to the movie The Maze Runner. Correlating the two productions‚ they both
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of literature out there. Despite being a relatively young club of only one year of age‚ the book club has taken part in the reading and analysis of such works as Orwell’s 1984‚ Stephen King’s The Shining‚ and more ranging from thriller novels to dystopian pieces. Tragically though‚ the school is not incredibly English-intensive and there is little interest in extracurricular literature. But in reality‚ the small size of the book club is what makes it all the more intriguing and distinct. It allows
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Big meaning of ‘Dys’ Most of you have heard the word ’dystopia’ before‚ but maybe you don’t know the true meaning of it. It may be determined in a theoretical fiction and science fiction as well. Besides fiction this word includes horror‚ apocalyptic‚ unnatural‚ fantasy‚ and unknown ideas that didn’t or might not even happen yet. It reflects the opposite of Utopia‚ the perfect world where human nature haven’t faced any problems. Dystopia is different from ‘utopia’ by its prefix ‘dys’ that tells
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1984 is a novel written by George Orwell depicting a dystopian society in Oceania where the Party oppresses human actions with the omniscience Big Brother. His novel introduces the phrase describing life without freedom: Big Brother is watching you. The rundown‚ tyrannical government of 1984 is often being compared to today’s society‚ and Americans fear that we will become the dystopian civilization in Orwell’s novel. People claim that the surveillance technology used by our government is inhibiting
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A utopian society is generalized as a world where everything is perfect to near-perfect with little room for flaws or errors. The polar opposite however‚ a dystopian society‚ is a society where everything from freedom and justice has completely become irrelevant‚ where everything is undesirable and frightening. One source that will be used is Kurt Vonnegut’s short story; Harrison Bergeron which has very contrasting themes depending on individual perspective. The thing with these societies is that
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Anthony Marais‚ an American author‚ said‚ “From our myopia arose our dystopia.” In his quote‚ Marais is saying that from our lack of imagination‚ came the idea of dystopias‚ which are places where everything is unpleasant or corrupt. Dystopian literature is one of the most popular forms of writing‚ but why are people interested in reading about them? People are interested in reading about dystopias because they tell fascinating stories‚ provide great protagonists who are inspiring to the youth‚
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in extravagant bright colors‚ as well as undergo plastic surgery to alter their appearances”(wikia). “The Capitol of Panem is a technologically advanced‚ utopian city where the nation’s most wealthy and powerful live” (Wikia). Cinna represents a dystopian society by the way he looks and dresses. Cinna is a normal‚ attractive looking young man. He has short hair‚ with its natural color‚ simple black shirt and pants‚ and metallic gold eyeliner. “The only concession to self-alteration
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