Dystopian Movies
Literary Elements
Types of Control
Ray Bradbury
The Lottery, 2BR02B, Just Do It, 10 With a Flag
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What happened to Katniss in the end? 

Her and Peeta won the Hunger Games

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What's another term for verbal irony? 

Sarcasm

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How many types of control are there? 

4

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What happened to the city in There Will Come Soft Rains? 

a nuclear attack/bomb

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What type of literary element is the title of The Lottery? 

irony (situational and verbal)

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What is the main type of control being used in The Hunger Games?

Bureaucratic Control 

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A fire station burning down is an example of

Situational Irony

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What is technological control?

when citizens are controlled by technology, computers, or scientific methods

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In There Will Come Soft Rains, what literary element is used when the house picks a "random" poem about mankind being wiped out? 

irony (situational)

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What is Shirley Jackson warning us about in The Lottery? 

To not keep traditions just because they're something we've always done. 

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What types of control are being used in Ender's Game?

Bureaucratic and Technological 

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A hyperbole is an 

exaggeration

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What is religious/philosophical control?

the citizens are controlled by a philosophical idea or a religion

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What was Leonard Mead arrested for? 

Walking with no purpose, not having a viewing screen in his home, and/or not being married. 

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What is the main conflict (problem) in the society in 2BR02B?

Population control 

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In Maze Runner, the citizens in their society are largely controlled by

Fear

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Foreshadowing is when

we get clues about what's going to happen later

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What is corporate control?

The citizens are controlled by a corporation, organization, or company

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How does the story end in "The Veldt"?

The kids trick the parents into going in the nursery and they get eaten by lions. 

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What happened to Alex at the end of "Just Do It"?

Her boyfriend injected her with a new form of "advertisement" that brainwashed her into marrying him. 

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Who is the protagonist in Maze Runner?

Thomas 

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Why is the setting important in a dystopia?

It often helps to control the people in a dystopian society

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What is bureaucratic control? 

The citizens are controlled by a form of government

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What is Ray Bradbury trying to warn us about future technology in "The Veldt"?

Becoming too reliant/dependent on technology could kill us. 

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How does the government control the citizens of their society in "Ten With a Flag"?

By using a ranking system which determines their place in society