Plot Points
In "The Pedestrian," what year is the story set?
What is 2053?
What is a dystopia?
What is a futuristic, imagined universe where oppressive control and the illusion of a perfect society are maintained through various means?
What is Leonard Meads' conflict in "The Pedestrian"?
What is the feeling of isolation in a society dominated by technology?
In "The Pedestrian," how does Ray Bradbury use the imagery of the empty streets to enhance the sense of loneliness and isolation?
What is the empty streets emphasize the protagonist’s solitude and the absence of human connection in a dystopian world?
"The Capitol's colors are like the flat round disks of hard candy."
What is the Capitols' artificial colors and candy?
What happens to Juan at the end of "The Censors"?
What is he censors his own letter and is executed?
What is the primary difference between a utopia and a dystopia?
What is a dystopia gives the illusion of a perfect society, while a utopia is a truly ideal place with perfect politics, laws, and conditions?
In "All Summer in a Day," this character who represents the theme of isolation.
Who is Margot?
In "Harrison Bergeron," what does the shooting of Harrison and the ballerina by the Handicapper General symbolize about the consequences of challenging societal norms?
What is the punishment faced by those who defy the government's strict enforcement of equality?
"With this great python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world..."
What is a firehose and a python?
How often does the sun come out in "All Summer in a Day"?
What is once every seven years?
What does propaganda in a dystopian society typically aim to control?
What is it aims to control citizens' thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors?
In "Harrison Bergeron," how is Harrison portrayed as a threat to society?
What is he is a symbol of natural human superiority and individuality, threatening the enforced equality?
In "All Summer in a Day," how does Bradbury’s description of the sun's appearance as a "yellow crayon" contribute to the story’s imagery and mood?
What is the imagery of the sun as a "yellow crayon" creates a vivid, childlike image that underscores the sun's rare and precious nature, enhancing the story's mood of wonder and fleeting joy?
"They were burdened with sashweights and bags of birdshot."
What is handicaps and chains/weights?
What does the winner receive in the "The Lottery" ?
What is being stoned to death?
Which type of control in dystopian societies is exemplified by large corporations influencing society through products and media?
What is corporate control?
What drives Katniss Everdeen’s survival instincts in "The Hunger Games"?
What is her need to protect her family and herself in the Hunger Games?
How does the Capitol’s appearance in "The Hunger Games" contrast with District 12?
What is the Capitol is extravagant and opulent, while District 12 is impoverished and drab?
"He was absorbed by his job, so much so that he did not notice that he had become a small cog in the great machine."
What is a Juan and a small cog in a great machine?
What is the main character, Montag’s, profession in "Fahrenheit 451"?
What is a firefighter who burns books?
In dystopian literature, what are the typical traits of a protagonist that help the audience understand the negative aspects of the dystopian world?
What are the protagonist often feels trapped, questions the existing social and political systems, believes something is wrong with their society, and helps the audience see these issues through their perspective?
How do Tessie Hutchison's actions/emotions change from the beginning to the end of "The Lottery."
What is chill and nonchalant in the beginning to scared and selfish in the end.
In the excerpt from Fahrenheit 451, what does Montag's fiery smile and his role as a "minstrel man" symbolize about his character?
What is Montag's inner conflict?
"The sun is a coin large enough to buy the world with."
What is the sun and a coin?