Rules & Customs
Power
Obstacles
Archetypes
Symbolism
100
As a rule, all Ponies go to a cutting-out party with AllTheGirls and they give up two of their three special traits for this reason
What is the price for fitting in with TheOtherGirls?
100
Sunny running from the Ponies is an example of this response to power
What is resisting?
100
If a story has a physical or social challenge for the main character to overcome, that is an example of this type of obstacle
What is external?
100
The Bully, The Jock, and The Artist are all examples of archetypes that would exist in this kind of story
What is a high school drama?
100
In "Model Citizen," these objects represent the lack of identity and autonomy the characters have.
What are masks?
200
Citizens of Autodale must wear this label once they have fulfilled their duty to their world
What is the "Ugly" label?
200
These are the primary four ways that characters respond to power
What are seeking, resisting, exerting, and submitting?
200
These are the three types of obstacles in dystopian fiction
What are personal, external, and systemic obstacles?
200
A brave and resourceful leader; often fights against the unfair rules of the establishment
What is The Hero?
200
These characters appears in many dystopian stories, including "The Lottery," "Ponies," and Wall-E, in order to represent the generational impact of dystopian systems.
What are children?
300
This location is where undesirable behaviors are stomped out in "The Pedestrian"
The Psychiatric Center for Research on Regressive Tendencies
300
In "Model Citizen," the handymen respond to power like this
What is exerting power?
300
Wall-E calling himself "pathetic" when rehearsing how to talk to Eve is an example of this type of obstacle.
What is a personal obstacle?
300
In Wall-E, Eve is an example of this archetype
What is The Heroine or The Protector?
300
The setting of this story is described with the symbol of dried-up river beds in order to highlight humanity's disconnect from the natural world.
What is "The Pedestrian"?
400
What makes the police suspicious of Leonard Mead? (List three reasons)
He is walking alone at night. He has no profession. He is unmarried. He does not own a television.
400
Who in Wall-E is the best example of a character that seeks power?
Depending on how you view their relationship, either Captain B. McCrea or AUTO seeks power throughout the film. The former wanting to return to Earth, and the latter wanting to keep the people of the ship complacent.
400
What is an external obstacle that Barbara faces at the very end of "Ponies?"
TheOtherGirls do not accept Barbara as OneOfUs, because she doesn't have a pony.
400
What is the definition of an archetype, including its part of speech?
Noun - A very typical example of certain person or thing, a model or first form
400
What might the ponies symbolize in "Ponies"?
The ponies symbolize the innocence and potential of childhood. They represent the imagination and creativity of young girls.
500
The protagonist of a dystopian story is often the one who breaks a rule or challenges the customs of the society they live in. In Wall-E, what is the first custom that Wall-E defies?
Wall-E does not simply clean up the waste left behind by humans as he was programmed to do. Instead, he's developed a consciousness and keeps objects that personally interest him.
500
How do the actions of the Robinsons and Mr. Leonard Mead represent different responses to power? What are those responses?
The Robinson family is shown happily submitting to power throughout "Model Citizen." In contrast, Leonard Mead has spent ten years defying the expectations of his society, and he protests when he is arrested in the end. His story is one of resisting power, as much as he is able.
500
What in "The Pedestrian" might suggest to readers that this world faces systemic obstacles in its people's overreliance on technology and the suppression of individual thought
The streets are empty at night. Everyone watches TV in their homes, alone. Those who step out of line are sent to psychiatric centers, as we see with Leonard Mead.
500
In "Ponies," readers might first view TopGirl as a villain. After rereading, however, readers might find her character isn't as straightforward as she first appears. In what ways does TopGirl not neatly fit the villain archetype?
TopGirl's pony lost all three of its special traits, just like the rest of TheOtherGirls' ponies. She also sounded "fragile and false" at the end of the story, highlighting that she is not comfortable with the system she is empowering.
500
What might the spotlight in the following illustration symbolize?
The spotlight shining only on Leonard Mead might represent the loneliness of his world. It could also highlight his independence and defiance of societal norms.