Lacie’s Journey
Themes in Nosedive
Nosedive’s Key Characters
Technology in Nosedive
Nosedive’s Social System
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Lacie sets out to do this, hoping to obtain high ratings from high ranking individuals in society.

What is read a maid of honor speech?

100

The episode critiques this social trend, where people focus more on social status than real-world relationships.

What is social media validation?

100

This character, who is Lacie’s best friend, is a successful influencer with a very high rating.

Who is Naomi?

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This device is used by everyone to rate each other.

What is a smart phone?

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This is the rating scale that everyone in society uses to rate one another.

What is a 1-5 star rating?

200

Lacie’s appearance and behavior are designed to achieve this goal.

What is increase her social standing?

200

This emotion, associated with the need for approval, is a central idea of the episode.

What is insecurity?

200

This character is the truck driver that Lacie meets when her ratings fall, who shares her more authentic views of life.

Who is Susan?

200

This feature on the smart phone allows people in society to rate one another after interactions.

What is a star feature?

200

This character’s social status is largely determined by their ratings, which influences their choices.

Who is Lacie Pound?

300

At Naomi’s wedding, Lacie’s plans unravel and lead to he societal downfall when she does this.

What is have a public outburst?

300

This is what happens when ratings drop, showing how much value social status holds in society.

What is loss of privileges?

300

This person leads to Lacie’s societal downfall when she has an outburst and Naomi’s wedding.

Who is Lacie Pound?

300

This type of technology symbolizes how constant tracking of behavior could dictate someone’s choices.

What is digital monitoring?

300

Lacie’s dream is to live in a high-end neighborhood that requires a minimum rating of this number.

What is a 4.5?

400

After Lacie’s outburst at the wedding, her ratings begin to fall and lead her where.

What is prison for low-rated people?

400

The society in Nosedive demonstrates this issue, which can affect people’s access to jobs, services, and housing.

What is discrimination based on social standing?

400

This character, delivers smoothies to the office, when his ratings lower after splitting up with his partner.

Who is Chester?

400

This episode depicts a society where people’s lives are controlled by this type of ranking system.

What is a social credit system or rating?

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This is the emotion that people try to avoid showing publicly in society.

What is anger or frustration?