Elements of a Dystopian Society
Documents and other writings that citizens are denied access to.
What is banned books?
A significant over-exaggeration for effect.
What is hyperbole?
The protagonist of a dystopian novel will often question...
What is the status quo / political system?
The government has total control.
What is totalitarian?
Raises questions about humanity and serves as a warning
What is the purpose of the dystopian genre?
People changing their behavior to match the group.
What is conformity?
The author leaves a hint or clues about what is to come future.
What is foreshadowing?
The character who recognises there is something fundamentally wrong with society.
Who is the dystopian protagonist?
To spread information (usually false) to get people to believe or act in certain way.
What is propaganda?
Controlled by computers, AI, or robots, and a constant threat of 24/7 surveillance.
What is technological control?
A consequence that citizens fear from the government, particularly when militarised.
What is the fear of violence?
When the audience knows what is going to happen before the character does.
What is dramatic irony?
Apocalyptic style places where the end of the world seems imminent.
What is a dystopian setting?
The close watch or obeservation of someone or a group of people.
What is surveillance?
A fictional society which is an actual, genuine paradise.
What is utopia?
A place where people are subject to unfair laws and practices which are cruel and unjust.
What is an oppressive society?
Comparing two things with a similar characteristic by saying they're the same.
What is a metaphor?
Person vs technology, person vs government, person vs environment, person vs person.
What are common types of conflict?
Using humor to poke fun at social or political issues.
What is satire?
President Snow, Big Brother, Commander, Aunt Lydia, etc.
What are examples of dystopian antagonists?
Not being allowed to speak freely.
What is censorship?
Showing two things in quick succession or next to each other to highlight their differences.
What is contrast?
The 4 types of control used in dystopian genres.
What is religious, bureaucratic, technology, and corporate?
Denying a person of human rights, treating them cruelly.
What is dehumanization?
Strict divisions based on intellect, ability, class, or race.
What are methods of control or segregation?