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    Do the monster’s eloquence and persuasiveness make it easier for the reader to sympathize with him? Why do you think most film versions of the story present the monster as mute or inarticulate? I do sympathize with the "monster" and feel the movies of course make him mute or inarticulate to make it more sensational. I prefer the book to the movies. 3. Trace the similarities between Victor and the monster. Consider their respective relationships with nature‚ desires for family‚ and any other

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    Introduction In the 19th Century‚ the Utopian communities were taken to be the representatives of human civilization due to the activities they conducted. They are said to have charismatic leaders who upheld religious or secular moral ideals. The communities were engaged into different modes of government‚ labor‚ marriage and wealth. Utopias in America shared a particular goal that strived for the crucial step from the wilderness to a new social order. The Communities with European origins focused

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    A country that I would consider a dystopian society would be Syria. Syria has several dystopian qualities. Compared to America Syria seems like a very harsh‚ consequential place to live. The dystopian qualities have most likely alway been around in Syria‚ but it really took a turn for the worst in 2011. The president in office for that year started several problems with in Syria and citizens started rebelling. The whole situation turned into a huge problem and it lead to harmful consequences. Also

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    GILEAD AS A DYSTOPIAN NOVEL “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood takes place in the Republic of Gilead‚ a totalitarian and theocratic state where women are seen as an object. Because of low reproduction rates‚ the Handmaids are assigned to bear children for elite couples. Atwood wrote this novel based on a dystopian society to warn the reader about the dangers of a theocratic and oppressive society. She creates a dystopia with the elements such as; the oppression of women‚ the perversion

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    Both societies were ruled by a dictator that took away their freedom. Unfortunately a society that is seeking perfection usually becomes a dystopian society. A dystopian society is a society that is dehumanizing and as unpleasant as possible. Harrison Beregeron’s world and N. Korea both shared these traits. Both societies were ruled by a dictator that took away their freedom. In Harrison Beregeron’s story‚ everybody was equal. Nobody could be different from anyone else. If you were beautiful

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    Dystopian films and novels tend to portray many universal elements and they are based off of frightening societies. An example of this type of story is “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins. In this story‚ the different districts often went through hard times causing them to lose humanity. Living in homes with no heat‚ rough conditions‚ and a scarcity of food‚ water‚ and basic necessities forced the citizens of these 12 districts to fight for their lives everyday. And just this example of a dystopian

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    language converted the meaning of utopia as a place or state where everything is perfect. Utopian societies are a fresh start‚ a way to start over. They look at society and see what is wrong with it and try to create a perfect place without all the faults that society has. Several people came to the Americas in hopes of a religious utopia. Several new religions branched and many movements were sparked from utopian societies. An example would be the Shakers branching out from the Quakers. They believed

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    has taken on a new meaning than what we know to be true today. These dystopian future novels are often dark‚ and there is almost always previous event in that timeline that would lead to reason why the system is set up in that particular way. Family is often a big theme in this type of book. Whether it be because that is what the government demands or reprimands‚ family is almost always an interesting aspect of futuristic/dystopian novels. However‚ when societies become too controlling or demanding

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    Dystopian novels have tried to warn us about several things. The main idea is that there will be a small group or an individual who gain so much power that the rest of the world easily surrenders to them and follow their instructions. In my opinion‚ it is most likely that this will happen due to a government that spirals out of control. This could be any government‚ but there will be a sudden change of power and the government will get much more powerful than they were before. The government can

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    Plato’s Republic discusses the philosophical notion regarding the creation of “the perfect utopian society” without injustices‚ domination and oppression. In the book‚ Plato states that the perfect utopian society is just‚ filled with people who do things they are fitted to do who also don’t do the things they believe they’re not fitted to do. Plato believes that what makes a man just‚ in accordance with the narration of Cephalus‚ is a combination of the qualities of having a cultured orderly personality

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