Dystopian Society

By: Lira Bordoley

Table of Contents

• Introduction• Chapter 1: What is dystopian society?• Chapter 2: The difference between a dystopia and a utopia• Chapter 3: Rules of living in a dystopian society• Chapter 4: Characteristics of a dystopia• Chapter 5: Character’s perspective of living in a dystopian

society• Chapter 6: Other books related to dystopian society• Chapter 7: Wrapping it up• Glossary• Bibliography

Introduction

Imagine living in chaos, danger around every corner, every day of you life. That is what characters in dystopian themed novels experience every day. In this book, you will learn all about the difference between a dystopia and a utopia, the characteristics of a dystopia, and more. Just remember, nothing is ever perfect in this disoriented society

Chapter 1: What is Dystopian Society

A dystopian society is an imaginary society with separate ordered groups of people that respect different virtues. These societies can also be based on eradication of a virtue such as cowardice or dishonesty. This is an environment most often in chaos. It is the exact antonym of utopia.

Chapter 2: The Difference Between a Dystopia and a Utopia

As you learned back in chapter 1, a dystopia is a society where nothing is absolutely perfect. There are problems such as war, disease, and poverty. The word dystopia literally means bad or difficult. A utopia is the exact opposite. Utopias are always problem free and perfect. In conclusion, both of these societies are exact opposites from each other.

Chapter 3: Rules of Living in a Dystopia

As you learned back in chapter 1, sometimes people are split up into ordered groups often called factions. Most of these factions value different qualities in a person such as, knowledge, peace, truth, selflessness, or bravery. The society might also want to eradicate qualities of a person that might “ruin” them such as ignorance, negativity, dishonesty, selfishness, and cowardice. You must follow the rules of your faction. These rules could apply to the clothing you wear, how you behave, and even what you eat.

Chapter 4: Characteristics of a Dystopia

Dystopias are usually government controlled and possess extreme poverty where there are not only people who are rich and comfortable. There are also people who live with the troubles of being homeless. They have nothing. The person who decided fate of the people, is the leader. There is only one leader of the whole society. This person often has the power to control minds and choices of other human beings. This concept goes hand-in-hand with the fact that people are not allowed to make their own choices. There is no free will.

Chapter 5: A Characters Perspective of Living in a Dystopia

In the book Divergent by Veronica Roth, the protagonist, Tris Prior realizes that she does not belong in the selfless environment she currently resides in. So, she transfers to a different faction, a selfish faction, a brave faction. A faction called Dauntless. She, at first, finds trouble fitting into her new environment but remembers she can not return home. Tris believes that her society is a perfect place and everybody “knows where they're at”. She soon comprehends her city’s “true colors”. The city she dwells in is a universe of lying, cheating, and stealing.

Chapter 6: Other Books Associated With Dystopian Society

Other books associated with dystopian society are the Divergent series by Veronica Roth, the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins, the Matched series by Ally Condie, the Legend series by Marie Lu, and the Testing series by Joelle Charbonneau. All of these books have some relation to dystopian society. You can most likely check these books out at your local library.

Glossary

-Virtues: A good and moral quality.-Eradication: To remove something completely-Dystopia:

Bibliography

-All photos: Google Images

-All definitions: dictionary.reference.com

- All information on dystopian society: study.com

- All other books: Goodreads.com