construction of a dystopian text. These issues include the devastating and oppressive power of technology and the human spirit. The composers employ a wide range of literary and cinematic techniques to shape meaning in each text‚ such as lighting‚ metaphors and structure. 1984 is a novel‚ written in 1949 by George Orwell which depicts a dark vision of the future where society has been corrupted
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Genre: Close Study of Dystopian Genre The dystopic novel evinces a strong theme common in much science fiction and fantasy fiction‚ the creation of a future time (usually)‚ when the conditions of human life are exaggeratedly bad due to deprivation‚ oppression or terror. This created society or ‘dystopia’ frequently constructs apocalyptic views of a future using crime‚ immorality or corrupt government to create or sustain the bad quality of people’s lives‚ often conditioning the masses to believe
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Goes Here 1. What do people in America fear today? 2. Which of the above fears do you want to include in your dystopian story? 3. A dystopian story has a back story: a war‚natural disaster or other terrifying event is introduced early on in the story to set the stage. Describe the backstory for your dystopia. 4. You will also need a hero in your story. This protagonist will at some point recognize that there is something wrong with society and risk her or her life to do whatever he
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Nineteen Eighty-Four: INGSOC Nineteen Eighty-Four is a dystopian novel about the life of a man named Winston Smith. Winston Smith is living under the totalitarian government‚ the Inner Party‚ in a land called Oceania. This totalitarian government has ideology called INGSOC‚ which it uses to obtain complete power. Within this ideology there are the Four Sacred Principles. They are: the mutability of the past‚ doublethink‚ newspeak‚ and the denial of objective reality. All four of these methods are
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Blackwell Professor Helen Driver English 1302 January 28‚ 2013 The Protagonist Have you ever picked up a book and within minutes you couldn’t put it down? Have you felt a deep connection with a character‚ yet at the same time; not understood why the characters do the things they do? The way we connect with our favorite characters is no accident. The author’s resolve when writing is for the reader to connect with the protagonist of their stories. I know that The author of “Circumcision” Pramoedya
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To what extent are the protagonists in ‘1984’ (Winston) and ‘A Handmaid’s Tale’ (Offred) both changed and compromised by‚ and yet resistant to‚ the dystopian societies in which they live? Both the protagonist’s in ‘A Handmaid’s Tale’ and ‘1984’ change and compromise because of the dystopian societies they live in. At first‚ Winston’s apparent distaste for the oppressive regime might lead you to believe he does not change his mind-set in response to his dystopian surroundings and that he is rebelling
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Dystopian Visions An imaginative society consisting of oppressive squalor in which all are heavily restricted by the absolute superiority of the ruling party. A society where repression and restrictions seem boundless‚ while the individual liberty of the citizen seems boundlessly obstructed. A society where mental deprivation and deception is the goal of the guardian; a society where misery and poverty are thrust upon the unsuspectingly loyal citizens; a society where the well- being of the people
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Winston Smith and Julia‚ the protagonists from George Orwell ’s dystopian novel 1984‚ were brought together by their hate of the society in which they lived. Their relationship‚ which budded throughout the middle third of the novel‚ brought to light many interesting contrasts between the rebels. They were equal opposites‚ with different skills‚ priorities and tactics. Because of this‚ they complemented each other and learned from each other‚ which served to strengthen and prolong their relationship
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Dystopian Heroes A dystopian society mainly asks one question and that is‚ “What if?” Typically‚ their government‚ beliefs‚ and way of life are different from what we would find normal. All the literary works demonstrate a society unlike ours including: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Brave New World by Aldous Huxley‚ “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ “Harrison Bergeron” by Harrison Vonnegut‚ “The Pedestrian” by Ray Bradbury‚ Anthem by Ayn Rand‚ 1984 by George Orwell‚ and Life As We Knew It
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Visions of the future fall into two different genres: Apocalyptic and Dystopian. Which is worse? Margaret Atwood’s “Oryx and Crake” displays the features of an always developing society. Through the quest to create a utopia through pure determination to improve the human condition‚ the novel convinces the reader the situation is relatable. Alike to many dystopian novels‚ Oryx and Crake includes a protagonist Jimmy‚ who begins questioning society‚ often feeling intuitively that something is wrong
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