1/31/ Room for Debate: Dystopian Themes in Young Adult Literature Ms. Bokpe

1/31/ Definitions Dystopian Dystopian An imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and fearful lives. An imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and fearful lives.

1/31/ Utopian Utopia is an ideal community or society possessing a perfect socio- politico-legal system. The term has been used to describe both intentional communities that attempt to create an ideal society, and fictional societies portrayed in literature. Utopia is an ideal community or society possessing a perfect socio- politico-legal system. The term has been used to describe both intentional communities that attempt to create an ideal society, and fictional societies portrayed in literature.community societysocio politicolegal systemintentional communitiesliteraturecommunity societysocio politicolegal systemintentional communitiesliterature

1/31/ Post Apocalyptic Is concerned with the end of civilization due to a potentially existential catastrophe such as nuclear warfare, pandemic, extraterrestrial attack, impact event, cybernetic revolt, technological singularity, dysgenics, supernatural phenomena, divine judgement, climate change, resource depletion or some other general disaster Is concerned with the end of civilization due to a potentially existential catastrophe such as nuclear warfare, pandemic, extraterrestrial attack, impact event, cybernetic revolt, technological singularity, dysgenics, supernatural phenomena, divine judgement, climate change, resource depletion or some other general disasterend of civilizationexistential catastrophe nuclear warfarepandemicextraterrestrial attack impact eventcybernetic revolttechnological singularitydysgenicssupernatural phenomena divine judgementclimate changeresource depletiongeneral disasterend of civilizationexistential catastrophe nuclear warfarepandemicextraterrestrial attack impact eventcybernetic revolttechnological singularitydysgenicssupernatural phenomena divine judgementclimate changeresource depletiongeneral disaster

1/31/ Warm Up! 1. Young adults crave stories of broken futures because they themselves are uneasily aware that their world is falling apart. 1. Young adults crave stories of broken futures because they themselves are uneasily aware that their world is falling apart.

1/31/ Strongly Agree Strongly Agree Agree Somewhat Agree Somewhat Disagree Somewhat Disagree Somewhat Strongly Disagree Strongly Disagree

1/31/ Teenagers who are loving the dystopian themes are generally the ones who don’t have to face it […] Would we be so enamored with dystopian fiction if we lived in a culture where violent death was a major concern? It wouldn’t be escapism. 2. Teenagers who are loving the dystopian themes are generally the ones who don’t have to face it […] Would we be so enamored with dystopian fiction if we lived in a culture where violent death was a major concern? It wouldn’t be escapism.

1/31/ Schools are places where teens are subject to dress codes, have few free speech rights, and are constantly under surveillance, where they rise and sit at the sound of a bell. Is it any wonder that dystopian novels speak to them? 3. Schools are places where teens are subject to dress codes, have few free speech rights, and are constantly under surveillance, where they rise and sit at the sound of a bell. Is it any wonder that dystopian novels speak to them?

1/31/ The current popularity of dystopian tales also owes a lot to Internet-age marketing. 4. The current popularity of dystopian tales also owes a lot to Internet-age marketing.

1/31/ We want to hold on to our individuality, our humanity, our ability to love and connect to others, […] but in today’s global communica- tions network we can’t avoid facing over- whelming obstacles. The more we understand how small and powerless we really are against the immense forces that control our existence, the more we yearn to feel meaningful. And so we read again and again about the child of dystopia who makes us feel hope for humankind. 5. We want to hold on to our individuality, our humanity, our ability to love and connect to others, […] but in today’s global communica- tions network we can’t avoid facing over- whelming obstacles. The more we understand how small and powerless we really are against the immense forces that control our existence, the more we yearn to feel meaningful. And so we read again and again about the child of dystopia who makes us feel hope for humankind.

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