LITERATURE QUESTIONS
DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE
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Aristocratic-rule by birthright
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Anarchy-no government
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Democratic-citizen have a voice
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Totalitarian-government has complete control
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Detailed explanation-1: -Characteristics of a Dystopian Society 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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Totalitarian dystopia: a world in which singular liberties have been eradicated by an “omniscient” power. Citizens are robbed of their freedom, unable to foster any independent thought. Every innate human impulse is oppressed, and every action, scrutinized.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Dystopian fiction is often typified by physical and overt forms of control, such as Orwell’s projection of the future of “a boot stamping on a human face forever” in the classic novel 1984.