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    by George Orwell‚ is an allegory and a dystopia with direct correlation to the Russian Revolution in 1917. This novel shows how people act and respond when power is put into their hands and how human nature will naturally take over bringing trouble. Utopia was first introduced by Sir Thomas More‚ a northern English Humanist‚ in 1516 when he defined it as “an ideal‚ perfect state”. Although one may think utopia means “harmony”‚ the reality is that utopia is “nowhere” since mankind will naturally

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    The giver What is a utopia? Is it a place where pain war and hunger does not exist? How do you describe a dystopia? In Jonas’ community‚ in the ‘Giver’ written by Lois Lowry ‚ he is living in the community where everything is the same‚ organised and pain free‚ basically he is living in a ‘Utopia’. For him everything is perfect the way it is but when he was chosen as the receiver of memory for the community he discovered dark secrets that lie ahead. In the giver book by Lois Lowry‚ Jonas is living

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    wonderful utopia where everybody is equal or will the world crash and burn‚ leaving us stuck in a crumbling dystopian society? We can’t know what will happen but we can read futuristic fiction everywhere nowadays. Divergent shows very common dystopian/utopian traits that you can find in other literary works‚ but there are also many differences that allow it to stand out. Divergent has many components that puts it in the category of a dystopian read. As several others‚ it starts out as a utopia and

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    amongst which is the theme of “Utopia”‚ which can be defined as a perfect society‚ a place of perfection and happiness‚ and the opposite to that happiness‚ “Dystopia”. As a reader who has read the book I couldn’t agree less on the ideal idea of the secret garden in the novel that is of similar significance to the Biblical Garden of Eden before the fall. For the purpose of the assignment the following paragraphs will be based on the ideal concept of utopia and dystopia in the novel. And the similarities

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    A utopia is an imaginary place where everything is ideal-all if perfect without any fault. This term was first coined in Sir Thomas More’s book in 1516. There have been several films made‚ based on this concept. However society does not believe that this will ever be achievable. A dystopia is also a possibly imaginary place where nothing is ideal. A place which is greatly flawed in numerous ways exploring and commenting on the actions that humans have committed. This is the reverse of a utopia‚ however

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    World State is a Utopia which is apparent when examining and analyzing soma use. While on the surface‚ it may be confusing to readers as to why everyone is taking it and not batting an eye (other than John) about the consequences however Dr. Shaw offers an explanation saying essentially that the soma causes everyone to be happy and that in turn the society is always happy and positive. I think that Shaw’s explanation combined with the effects of Soma are what clearly make this a Dystopia. The soma is

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    doing whatever big brother says is satisfaction for them. With this type of control over a mass number of people the government has free range to do as they please. These citizens will never know how banished they are from the natural world and the dystopia they are living in day by

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    huge difference between utopia and dystopia. Utopia literally means a place that does not exist. It describes an imaginary world; it is paradise; a place of pure bliss where nothing goes wrong. Dystopia is literally the opposite. It is a world that was once functioning but ends up horrible. Instead of the skies being clear and blue like in a utopian world‚ they are dark and dull. The cities are in ruins and the people are annoying and unfriendly. At first‚ it seems that utopia exists in Omelas. Ursula

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    #6 and 7 2/5‚ 2/8 Book #8 2/11‚ 2/16 Books # 9-11 2/25‚ 2/26 Books # 12-13 Your notes (your ideas for essay‚ Book Thief pages‚ Book Thief quotations) Utopia/dystopia A utopia is an imaginary place‚ situated in a particular time and space‚ that is socially‚ morally‚ and politically ideal. A dystopia is an imaginary place‚ also situated in a particular time or place‚ but which is socially‚ morally‚ and politically terrible‚ a state in which

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    What separates cinema from literature is the unique mode of expression. Especially‚ when the focus is on the Dystopian Soul genre‚ the narrative conventions and portrayal methods reach a quantifying level. The films that are categorised under the dystopian soul genre are created to portray a fictional‚ dystopian future in which human desire for technological and scientific advancements culminate in ultimate doom. Looking at dystopian genre‚ two films that have left an indelible mark in the minds

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