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Dystopian Literature
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Alas Babylon Novel Intro
In an ideal society, everyone is equal.
It is better to be ignorant and happy than to be aware and upset.
The government knows what is best for us and we should not
question it.
Rules exist to help us live our lives properly.
The police should be allowed to do whatever they can to protect the
community.
You shouldn’t have to be around people that have ideas that vary
from your own.
It is okay to upset some people as long as you’re doing what is best
for society.
If you know that you are right, you shouldn’t listen to anyone else
Your job in life should be a careful match of your interests, abilities
and skill.
Agree/Disagree?
(Move to the side of the
room)
Think A Little Deeper…
Which of the statements above do you feel most strongly about?
What real-life experiences have you had that impacts your
position? Explain why you feel so strongly about the statement
in a few sentences below.
Agree/Disagree
Utopia: A place, state, or condition that is ideally perfect
in respect of politics, laws, customs, and conditions.
Dystopia: A futuristic, imagined universe in which
oppressive societal control and the illusion of a perfect
society are maintained through corporate, bureaucratic,
technological, moral, or totalitarian control. Dystopias,
through an exaggerated worst-case scenario, make a
criticism about a current trend, societal norm, or political
system.
Terms to Know
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Dystopia
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Video Clips
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Propaganda is used to control the citizens of society.
Information, independent thought, and freedom are
restricted.
A figurehead or concept is worshipped by the citizens of
the society.
Citizens are perceived to be under constant surveillance.
Citizens have a fear of the outside world.
Citizens live in a dehumanized state.
The natural world is banished and distrusted.
Citizens conform to uniform expectations. Individuality
and dissent are bad.
The society is an illusion of a perfect utopian world.
Characteristics of a
Dystopian Society
Most dystopian works present a world in which oppressive
societal control and the illusion of a perfect society are
maintained through one or more of the following types of
controls:
Corporate control: One or more large corporations control
society through products, advertising, and/or the media.
Examples include Minority Report and Running Man.
Bureaucratic control: Society is controlled by a mindless
bureaucracy through a tangle of red tape, relentless regulations,
and incompetent government officials. Examples in film include
Brazil.
Technological control: Society is controlled by technology—
through computers, robots, and/or scientific means. Examples
include The Matrix, The Terminator, and I, Robot.
Philosophical/religious control: Society is controlled by
philosophical or religious ideology often enforced through a
dictatorship or theocratic government.
Types of Dystopian
Controls
often feels trapped and is struggling to escape.
questions the existing social and political
systems.
believes or feels that something is terribly
wrong with the society in which he or she lives.
helps the audience recognizes the negative
aspects of the dystopian world through his or
her perspective.
The Dystopian
Protagonist
Hunger Games- Katnis
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/9143
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After viewing, look at your list on the
Dystopian Protagonist and tell me how she fits
the list (quick 5 minutes with a partner)
Example of Protagonist
Reading your article, use the “Metacognitive Markers” hand
out to “mark up” or ANNOTATE your article. This first part
is an individual task
What is the PURPOSE of my reading? (what do you think??)
After ANNOTATING, or marking up, your article, you are
to find ONE other person near you and discuss, using your
“Accountable Talk” handout in your discussion packet
After discussing, choose ONE other person to make a small
group of 3 and create THREE discussion questions for the
class. Write them on the board.
Full class discussion to follow
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