1. Dystopia Images of a Future

2. Dystopia Defined A futuristic, imagined world with oppressive societal control and illusion of a perfect society - maintained through corporate, bureaucratic, technological, moral, or totalitarian control - through exaggerated worst-case scenario, makes a criticism about a current trend, societal norm, or political system

4. Type of Dystopian Controls

5. CORPORATE CONTROL 1+ large corporations control society through products, advertising, and/or the media. Examples include Minority Report Minority Report

6. Bureaucratic control Society controlled by a mindless bureaucracy through tangle of red tape, relentless regulations, and incompetent government officials

7. Technological Control Society is controlled by technology— through computers, robots, and/or scientific means.

8. Philosophical/Religious Control Society is controlled by philosophical or religious ideology often enforced through a dictatorship or theocratic government.

9. Characteristics of a Dystopian Society 1) Propaganda used to control the citizens of society.

10. 3) A figurehead or concept is worshipped by citizens of the society.

11. 4) Citizens live in a dehumanized state. 5) The natural world is banished and distrusted. Syme was not only dead, he was abolished, an unperson. 1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four) Part 2, Chapter 6.

12. 6) Citizens conform to uniform expectations. Individuality and dissent are bad. 7) The society is an illusion of a perfect utopian world.

13. 8) Citizens are perceived to be under constant surveillance. 9) Citizens have a fear of the outside world.

14. The Dystopian Protagonist often feels trapped and is struggling to escape. questions the existing social and political systems. believes or feels that something is terribly wrong with the society in which he or she lives. helps the audience recognizes the negative aspects of the dystopian world through his or her perspective.

16. Brave New World Allegory: device in which characters or events represent or symbolize ideas and concepts Totalitarian rule: The 1920s and 30s saw rise of totalitarian leaders: Joseph Stalin in Russia Benito Mussolini in Italy Adolph Hitler in Germany charismatic leaders who would rule by fear and force

17. What is Totalitarianism? - the state holds total authority over the society and seeks to control all aspects of public and private life wherever necessary.

18. Themes in the Novel Technology Totalitarianism Individualism Consumerism Happiness – what it is and how to achieve it

19. The willingness to exchange freedom for security FREE STUFF “SAVE THE CHILDREN” The illusion of happiness defined by someone else So you don’t have to think about anything bad.