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Your copy of Animal Farm. Make sure your name is clearly written on the front cover.
1 : an imaginary and indefinitely remote place 2 : a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions 3 : an impractical scheme for social improvement Synonyms: Camelot, Cockaigne, Eden, Elysium, empyrean, fantasyland, heaven, lotusland, never-never land, New Jerusalem, nirvana, promised land, Shangri-la, paradise, Zion ( Sion)CamelotCockaigneEdenElysiumempyreanfantasyland heavenlotuslandnever-never landNew Jerusalemnirvana promised landShangri-laparadiseZionSion
The definition of utopia is “no place.” A utopia is an ideal society in which the social, political, and economic evils afflicting human kind have been wiped out. This is an idea displayed in communist governments. In the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell, Old Major’s ideas of a utopia are changed because of Napoleon’s bad leadership. Old Major explains his dreams and ideas to all the animals before he dies.
dys·to·pia Definitions 1: an imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives 2: anti-utopiaanti-utopia
Actually, at this time, the concept of Communism was growing in popularity across Europe. This filled writer George Orwell with dread. He was convinced Communism had a dark side, and he was driven to find a way to demonstrate this to the public before countries like his native England embraced this form of government.
Orwell believed communism was corrupt and dangerous. His warning to Europeans considering the adoption of communism as their form of government was an old saying: Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Research the following: Give details about utopias, and examples from movies/books/shows. Give details about dystopias, and examples from movies/books/shows. Create EITHER a utopia or dystopia of your own. What would it be like? You may do this with a partner. Include the following: Rules of the society Rules of the individual Consequences for breaking rules