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Utopia and Dystopia in literature and film
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Utopia Perfect community or society
Greek for “good place” or “no place.” A perfect place for all people
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Dystopia When an attempt to create a perfect society goes wrong
Usually post- apocalyptic Possible causes: War or revolution Natural disaster Overpopulation
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Characteristics of a dystopia
Few or no individual freedoms State of constant warfare or violence Repression of education or knowledge, especially in the media Strict caste system
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The Dystopian Hero The main character who questions society
Has a “gut feeling” that something is wrong Must escape or overthrow society Outcome not always clear Will he / she change anything? Did he / she escape?
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Examples of dystopian movies & books
The Terminator movies Demolition Man I, Robot WALL-E The Book of Eli Children of Men Animal Farm Blade Runner Hunger Games The Lego Movie Mad Max Divergent Series V for Vendetta The Giver 1984 Fahrenheit 451 Logan’s Run A Clockwork Orange Death Race Idiocracy Avatar The Purge Planet of the Apes series Elysium
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