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Dystopian
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Choose five words that you’ve never read before or that you are unfamiliar with. Using the context clues
surrounding it, define the word. Please include the page number that you found the word.
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Directions: Choose five of the question below to address in detail concerning the book that you read and how
the characters interacted throughout the story.
1. How are intellectuals treated in the book? Are they respected, feared or repressed? Do they have to hide?
2. Dystopian societies often have some sort of disaster that caused the world to change. It might be a war,
economic collapse, or a natural disaster. What is the back story for your book?
3. Does the conflict of this book seem like something that could happen in your lifetime? Explain
4. What is the view of the ruling class? Are they part of the problem in the book?
5. Who is in control of the economy in the book? Are items banned or seen as contraband? Is there a black
market? Is your character a part of this?
6. Often in a dystopian book the hero or protagonist questions society and they are either a rebel or looking for
a way to escape. Where does the protagonist in your book fit in this idea? Explain.
7. The conflict in a dystopian novel often involves a societal group somewhere that is not under control of state.
The group may be seen as outsiders or rebels. Is there a group like this in your book? What role do they
play? Did you find yourself on their side?
8. What characteristics do the characters who survive have in common in your book?
9. What behaviors make people in society “outcasts” in your book?
10. Propaganda is often a part of dystopian novels minds manipulated by outside sources such as the media,
government and peers. Is this “bad” for society? Did propaganda or lies play a part of your book?
11. Dystopian books frequently have social stratification that creates the “haves and the have nots.” Was this a
part of your book? What group was the protagonist a part of?
12. Society imposes severe social restrictions on the community in a dystopian book. Name three laws,
restrictions, rules that are a part of your story.
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