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LITERATURE 2017
UTOPIA*
Definition:
A perfect society
An ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political,
and moral aspects
Impractical
Opposite of a dystopia
TYPES OF UTOPIAN SOCIETIES
Ecological Utopia-an organic way of life, in harmony with
nature.
Economic Utopia-an equal distribution of goods and
wealth. Citizens enjoy their work which is for the common
good, leaving them ample time for the cultivation of arts
and sciences.
Political Utopia-World Peace, Global Onesness. A world
without war.
TYPES OF UTOPIAN SOCIETIES
Religious Utopia-Peace, Harmony, Understanding,
Enlightenment
Science and Technology Utopia-Set in the future. An
absence of death and suffering; changes in human nature
and the human condition.
BASIC POINTS OF UTOPIAN NOVEL*:
Definition*:
An imaginary place or state in which the condition
of life is extremely bad, as from deprivation,
oppression, or terror.
“dys”=Greek for bad,
“topos” = Greek for place
Opposite of a utopia
DYSTOPIA
Utopia Dystopia
Examples:
Settings of dystopias are frequently urban (Decaying
London in 1984 and BNW)
Separate all characters from any contact with nature
People are conditioned to be afraid of nature (Babies
and Plants/Books in BNW)
POLITICS
Examples:
Governing class is hedonistic or shallow
Negative consequences, oppressive
Pessimistic views of governing class – brutal, uncaring
(Big Brother in 1984)
ECONOMICS
Examples:
Black markets for goods that are difficult to get (The
Hunger Games, Antique Shop in 1984)
Governing class controls everything
Big businesses have control and are corrupt
COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF A
DYSTOPIAN SOCIETY*
Information, independent thought, and freedom
are restricted.
Citizens may seem to be under constant
surveillance.
Citizens have a fear of the outside world.
Citizens conform to uniform expectations.
Individuality and disagreement are bad.
The society is an illusion of a perfect utopian
world.
THE DYSTOPIAN PROTAGONIST*