1. Short intro into Dystopian/Utopian Society Brave New World, 1984 Semester 1, Quarter 2

2. Utopian a real or imagined society considered to be perfect or ideal. E.g., citizens of a utopia may be truly equal, free from war and conflict, without sickness, everyone able to seek and attain pleasure, etc.

3. Dystopian an imaginary society that is imperfect, often characterized by misery, squalor, oppression, disease, overcrowding, etc.

4. Orwellian This word comes directly from Orwell’s writing in 1984. It carries a negative connotation and refers to anything involving systematic controlling/ monitoring of the individual. For example, the installation of security cameras at ACHS…

5. Dystopian Movies 1984 Blade Runner The Matrix A Clockwork Orange V for Vendetta Equilibrium Total Recall RoboCop Minority Report The Hunger Games Idiocracy 12 Monkeys A Scanner Darkly Serenity The Running Man Fahrenheit 451 I, Robot The Island Elysium Divergent Looper Oblivion

6. QUESTIONS?

7. WHAT DO YOU THINK OUR SOCIETY IS?