Dystopian
what does dystopian mean?
Dystopian- something that points out flaws in society. (worst outcome of a society)
definition of Utopian?
Utopia- no place (the best outcome of a society) Perfect world.
what is the main message of the history of dystopia?
gives examples of dystopia such as surveillance, industrialization,eradicate.
What is the main message of the text?
It shows different examples or styles people have been able to describe their version of a dystopian life style.
what are other examples of dystopian found in the text?
Lac of individuality showing that they either don't get to be around people or are around people to much.
what is an example that you have of a Utopian life style.
Could be world peace, lack of destruction, solving world hunger. Or it could be something you enjoy and love.
what does Eraticate mean?
Eratic- to end or destroy something completely.
1984 and Brave New World, first gripped the
world, their themes have been successfully reproduced in other wildly successful dystopias, like
The Handmaid's Tale and The Hunger Games. How does this help us better understand dystopia?
The success of TV shows like Black Mirror and video
games like BioShock reflect our continued fascination with the worst paths our society could
take.
What is your preference or idea in how a dystopian society could look like.
Could have been Surveillance
, war fair, destruction, unequal, hate, unfair.
Explain why a Utopia could not be possible.
Everyone has there own preference in a perfect world and it would be impossible for everyone to be happy in one day.
At the turn of the century, the
predominant view was that humanity constantly progressed. History was seen as one long
forward march that would lead, inevitably, to perfection.What actually ended up happening?
However, throughout the 1900s, no
matter how much humanity progressed, perfection was never achieved. The promises of
technology and sociopolitical6 theory only resulted in war, poverty, famine, and chaos.
He magnifies
disturbing trends he saw in his own time, like surveillance, government control, and
industrialization. what does this show?
o show how negative they were. Despite the promise that people in his own
time saw, Orwell pointed out the flaws these ideas had.
What is the opposite of dystopian
Utopian- which means perfect place (no place)
People in a Utopia live in this kind of way, where they are blank and blank to one another.
1 blank- kind, nice 2 blank-fair or equal.
But, by the 1900s, for the first time in human history, perfection like that seemed possible for
society. What made it possible?
Technological advances had spurred on the industrial revolution. Philosophers and
politicians saw this automation5 and, for the first time, a vision of a world without difficult,
toiling, physical labor seemed not only possible, but likely.
whether it’s
the government, your friends, or your family — and that you might act differently in response
to this. If it is possible to be under surveillance at any time, people act as if they are always
under surveillance. What does this explain?
Dystopias often magnify this idea to show how surveillance erodes
freedom.
In a dystopian world, people often don't have this, meaning they can't make their own choices.
Having freedom or control over yourself.
what is the opposite of Utopia
Dystopia- worst outcome of a world.
If you think of dystopian literature as holding up a funhouse mirror to society, you can also
think of utopian literature as what?
as retouching a photo of society.
Another common theme in dystopian fiction revolves around the downside of human
intervention in health and genetics. Throughout the entirety of history, humans have suffered
from illness and poor health. What can you infer about this
This shows that the government or anyone having control over your health and genetics can really affect someone as a person.