LITERATURE QUESTIONS
DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE
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Constant surveillance
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Overabundance of technology
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Focus on individuality
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Importance of the natural world is stressed
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Detailed explanation-1: -Characteristics of a Dystopian Society Information, independent thought, and freedom are restricted/ censored. 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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Common elements of dystopian fiction include societies engaged in forever wars, and characterized by extreme social and economic class divides, mass poverty, environmental devastation, anarchy, and loss of individuality.
Detailed explanation-3: -Quickly Establish the Reality. As stated above, dystopian fiction allows for a fairly broad field of representation. Lay Out the “False Utopia” The “Event” The Totalitarian. The Resistance. The Result.
Detailed explanation-4: -Trust. how do the characters demonstrate trust (or lack of trust)? Setting and Natural World. how are the natural world and the man made world viewed? Conformity. what is required of citizens to conform to uniform expectations? Propaganda. Dystopian Protagonist. Backstory. Control.