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Dystopia
Notes
When things go wrong for all
the right reasons…
Utopia
A place, state, or condition that is ideally perfect in respect of politics, laws, customs, and conditions.
What about this picture fits the definition of a “utopia”?
Dys
topia
A futuristic, imagined
universe in which oppressive societal control and the illusion
of a perfect society are
maintained through corporate, bureaucratic,
technological, moral, or
totalitarian control.
Dys
topia Dystopias, through an
exaggerated worst-case
scenario, make a criticism about a current
trend, societal norm, or
political system.
What about this picture fits the characteristics of a “dystopia”?
Chara
cteri
stic
s of
a
Dys
topia
n S
oci
ety
Propaganda is used to control the citizens of society.
Information, independent thought, and freedom are restricted.A figurehead or concept is worshipped by the
citizens of the society.Citizens are perceived to be
under constant surveillance.
Chara
cteri
stic
s of
a
Dys
topia
n S
oci
ety
Citizens have a fear of the outside world.
Citizens live in a dehumanized state.
The natural world is banished and distrusted.Citizens conform to
uniform expectations.
Individuality and dissent are bad.
The society is an illusion of a perfect utopian world.
Popula
r
Dysto
pia
s
Brainstorm with your group. Think of at least
five more dystopian societies.
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Explain how this clip meets the
characteristics of a dystopia.
How does this passage represent characteristics of a dystopia?
“It was terribly dangerous to let
your thoughts wander when you
were in any public place or
within the range of a telescreen.
The smallest thing could give
you away. A nervous tic, an
unconscious look of anxiety, a
habit of muttering to yourself—
anything that carried with it a
suggestion of abnormality, of
having something to hide. In
any case, to wear an improper
expression on your face…; was
itself a punishable offense.
There was even a word on it in
Newspeak: facecrime…”
Types of Dystopian
Control
Corp
ora
te
contr
ol:
One or more large corporations control society through products advertising, and/or the media.
Brainstorm with your group and make a list of any corporate control dystopias you have seen or read.
Soci
al
contr
ol:
Society is controlled by a mindless bureaucracy through a tangle of red tape, relentless regulations, and incompetent government officials.
Brainstorm with your group and make a list of any bureaucratic control dystopias you have seen or read.
Tech
nolo
gic
al
contr
ol:
Society is controlled by technology—through computers, robots, and/or scientific means.
Brainstorm with your group and make a list of any technological control dystopias you have seen or read.
Philo
sophic
al o
r Relig
ious
Contr
ol:
Society is controlled by philosophical or religious ideology often enforced through a dictatorship or theocratic government.
Brainstorm with your group and make a list of any philosophical or religious control dystopias you have seen or read.
Which type of dystopia is illustrated in the passage?
The terrible thing that
the Party had done was persuade you that
mere impulses, mere
feelings, were of no account, while at the
same time robbing you of all power over
the material world.”
The D
ysto
pia
n
Prota
gonis
t
Often feels trapped and is struggling to escape.Questions the existing
social and political systems.Believes or feels that
something is terribly
wrong with society.Helps the audience
recognize the negative
aspects of the dystopian world.
How does this passage illustrate the characteristics of a dystopian protagonist?
Your worst enemy, he
reflected, was your nervous system. At any moment the tension inside you was
liable to translate itself
into some visible symptom.”