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    Dystopian Societies There are many dystopic experiences in Incognito and the real world. Examples include Nazi Germany‚ North Korea‚ the Taliban and Joseph Stalin. One main example is the Communist China which involved a revolution‚ power in the government and no freedom of speech. The person mainly responsible for this is Mao Zedong who overthrew his enemies and millions of people were killed or persecuted. This is similar to Incognito as it involves data lords and the overpowering government

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    To what extent is the idea of dystopian society present in 1984 and Fahrenheit 451 and how does being part of it affect the protagonists? The idea of a dystopian society is that of complete control‚ either through the use of a police state that has ultimate control over humanity and or the idea of man abusing technology to further gain control of its subjects. These ideas are very present in both novels. In 1984‚ the totalitarian state is technically and urbanely engineered to spy on and

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    Adla Alsayid Period 4 02/16/16 Dystopia Crucial elements in science fiction are what helps the spectator understand the controversies that are constantly seen in today’s world. Where socio-economic classes define who we are‚ where destruction and dehumanization are seen as part of our society‚ where childhoods and hopes are taken away every day. It makes the reader wonder‚ are we living in a dystopia like condition? Where every page‚ movie‚ article‚ or magazine‚ is just a simple broken reflection

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    Quotes Dystopic The American Dream has run out of gas. The car has stopped. It no longer supplies the world with its images‚ its dreams‚ its fantasies. No more. It’s over. It supplies the world with its nightmares now: the Kennedy assassination‚ Watergate‚ Vietnam... ~ J.G. Ballard. I refuse to be part of a generation that celebrates the death of communism abroad with the loss of the American dream at home. ~ Bill Clinton. Utopic For other nations‚ utopia is a blessed past never to

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    with this ideal perfection‚ which means that there will be sacrifices made to bring up a higher component in the Utopian society. In Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World” two characters come to the realization that the sacrifices made for their World State society to revolve‚ is not worth the price at stake: their self identity‚ but they still face the struggle of wanting to belong in the utopian community. The people of the World State are divided into different castes‚ each caste revolves

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    Dystopian Themes In dystopian novels‚ it is often seen that the way of living is not favorable and many common themes occur throughout different dystopian novels and some not so typical dystopian novels. Dystopia is defined as an imaginary place where the conditions of life are extremely bad and unpleasant. Although One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest is not a typical dystopian novel‚ it shares similar themes as the dystopian novel 1984 such as‚ lack of privacy‚ total control‚ and instilling

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    Independent Study Unit: The Hunger Games vs. 1984 A Dystopian society is depicted as a vision of society in which conditions of life are miserable and characterized by poverty‚ oppression‚ war‚ violence‚ disease‚ pollution‚ and the abridgement of human rights – which all result in widespread unhappiness and suffering. The novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Michael Radford ’s film 1984 of George Orwell both incorporate such dystopian societies expressed through themes of power‚ versions

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    in a dystopian society instead of living in modern day society? Today in the world there are places where people have freedom and books that have societies that are like today but very different. There can be societies in the world that can be like the books. Why are they different? Dystopian societies have more have more laws to control their society. Look and read the differences and similarities of a dystopian and modern day society. There are certain aspects that make up a dystopian society

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    under the guise of being utopian. Dystopian societies feature different kinds of repressive social control systems‚ and various forms of active and passive coercion. Ideas and works about dystopian societies often explore the concept of humans abusing technology that has progressed far more rapidly than humanity’s spiritual evolution. (Definitions from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki) Dystopia and Utopia in film and fiction: 1. Utopian societies are desirable‚ whereas dystopian societies are undesirable

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    Kirsten Gabbard November 20‚ 2014 Deveraux MWF 1:00 Dystopian Novels Dystopian novels are a very popular form of science fiction. These works basically are a society where equal rights don’t exist. “Dystopian literature is well known for its symbolism as well as the ability for authors to put in their political‚ religious‚ or other views into the literature without being too preachy” (Dayton). These books are so interesting and loved by all because they show us what a future could be if we take

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