1. Dystopian Society Chaos under the smoke screen of order Jade Cleveringa

2. The Giver

3. A fear or disgust of the world outside the state “The life where nothing was ever unexpected. Or inconvenient. Or unusual. The life without color, pain, or past,” (Lowry 165). “The life where nothing was ever unexpected. Or inconvenient. Or unusual. The life without color, pain, or past,” (Lowry 165). For this community they have never known real pain, or real suffering or real emotion and to even think of actually experiencing it is scary to them. None of them understand how people in Elsewhere can feel these things and understand them and because they don’t understand it they fear the people from and Elsewhere itself. For this community they have never known real pain, or real suffering or real emotion and to even think of actually experiencing it is scary to them. None of them understand how people in Elsewhere can feel these things and understand them and because they don’t understand it they fear the people from and Elsewhere itself.

4. Constant surveillance by state police agencies “Everyone had known, he remembered with humiliation….the day last month that he had taken an apple home,” (Lowry 23). “Everyone had known, he remembered with humiliation….the day last month that he had taken an apple home,” (Lowry 23). In this community there is a speaker system everywhere that tells the community everything at any point. When someone does something wrong no matter how trivial it may seem an announcement is made singling out the person without ever actually saying the person’s name. The fact they would know what anyone and everyone does at any point and time proves they have a elite surveillance system. In this community there is a speaker system everywhere that tells the community everything at any point. When someone does something wrong no matter how trivial it may seem an announcement is made singling out the person without ever actually saying the person’s name. The fact they would know what anyone and everyone does at any point and time proves they have a elite surveillance system.

5. The banishment of the natural world from daily life “He had never seen an aircraft so close, for it was against the rules for Pilots to fly over the community,” (Lowry 1). “He had never seen an aircraft so close, for it was against the rules for Pilots to fly over the community,” (Lowry 1). In our society is completely normal to see air crafts flying over the cities to see cars driving along the roads or trains along the tracks. But here not only are most things like that completely gone any existing ones are forbidden inside the community. In our society is completely normal to see air crafts flying over the cities to see cars driving along the roads or trains along the tracks. But here not only are most things like that completely gone any existing ones are forbidden inside the community.

6. The Matrix

7. A fear or disgust of the world outside the state “It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth,” (Morpheus). “It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth,” (Morpheus). Here humans don’t even know of the outside world and the machines have no use for it but when a human learns of the real world they are afraid and disgusted by what the human race has fallen to. Here humans don’t even know of the outside world and the machines have no use for it but when a human learns of the real world they are afraid and disgusted by what the human race has fallen to.

8. Constant Surveillance by state police agencies “Inside the Matrix they are everyone and no one,” (Morpheus). “Inside the Matrix they are everyone and no one,” (Morpheus). As said inside the Matrix there is a program called the agent which has the form of a human but can duplicate itself any number of times. They can “take over” anyone still connected to the Matrix and therefore always knows what’s going on with everyone and any given time. As said inside the Matrix there is a program called the agent which has the form of a human but can duplicate itself any number of times. They can “take over” anyone still connected to the Matrix and therefore always knows what’s going on with everyone and any given time.

9. The banishment of the natural world from daily life “The Matrix is a computer generated dream world built to keep us under control in order to change a human being into this,” (Morpheus). “The Matrix is a computer generated dream world built to keep us under control in order to change a human being into this,” (Morpheus). For people in the Matrix there is no natural world all they know is the computer life they live and the natural world left behind is left and forgotten falling into ruin and desolate destruction. For people in the Matrix there is no natural world all they know is the computer life they live and the natural world left behind is left and forgotten falling into ruin and desolate destruction.

10. The Hunger Games

11. A fear or disgust of the world outside the state “This is how we remember our past, this is how we safeguard our future,” (Hunger Games). “This is how we remember our past, this is how we safeguard our future,” (Hunger Games). For this society they know nothing outside of their system they have seen the outside the forests and the freedom but the fear of dying out there from hunger or animals scares them into staying in the society. For this society they know nothing outside of their system they have seen the outside the forests and the freedom but the fear of dying out there from hunger or animals scares them into staying in the society.

12. Constant surveillance by state police agencies “They’d catch us, cut out or tongues or worse, we wouldn’t get five miles,” (Catniss). “They’d catch us, cut out or tongues or worse, we wouldn’t get five miles,” (Catniss). Here the main character clearly states that the society cannot get away with anything whether it be escaping or stealing food because they know the Capitol is always watching and always knows. Here the main character clearly states that the society cannot get away with anything whether it be escaping or stealing food because they know the Capitol is always watching and always knows.

13. The banishment of the natural world from daily life “In penance for their uprising each district shall offer up a male and female between the ages of 12 and 18 for a public “Reaping”,” (Hunger Games). “In penance for their uprising each district shall offer up a male and female between the ages of 12 and 18 for a public “Reaping”,” (Hunger Games). In the natural order of things people would die from natural causes with the occasional murder or accident but in this society in order to maintain order they take out that natural selection and kill off people in a game. In the natural order of things people would die from natural causes with the occasional murder or accident but in this society in order to maintain order they take out that natural selection and kill off people in a game.

14. All Summer in a Day

15. A fear or disgust of the world outside the state “And they, they had been on Venus all their lives, and they had been only two years old when last the sun came out and had long since forgotten the color and heat of it and the way it really was. But Margot remembered,” (All Summer in a Day). “And they, they had been on Venus all their lives, and they had been only two years old when last the sun came out and had long since forgotten the color and heat of it and the way it really was. But Margot remembered,” (All Summer in a Day). The children of this society on Venus are disgusted and hate people originally from Earth where the sun is always shining but not for any good reason except that they are jealous of what people from earth were able to enjoy that they cannot. The children of this society on Venus are disgusted and hate people originally from Earth where the sun is always shining but not for any good reason except that they are jealous of what people from earth were able to enjoy that they cannot.

16. Constant surveillance by state police agencies “But this is the day, the scientists predict, they say, they know, the sun…” (All Summer in a Day). “But this is the day, the scientists predict, they say, they know, the sun…” (All Summer in a Day). The surveillance in this story is different from the rest because it’s a constant monitoring of the rain to predict when the sun will come out but it is no less of an elite surveillance system. The surveillance in this story is different from the rest because it’s a constant monitoring of the rain to predict when the sun will come out but it is no less of an elite surveillance system.

17. The banishment of the natural world from daily life “They hated her pale snow face, her waiting silence, her thinness, and her possible future,” (All Summer in a Day). “They hated her pale snow face, her waiting silence, her thinness, and her possible future,” (All Summer in a Day). Margot is from the natural world from Earth and because of that she’s different, odd, set apart from the rest. She acts different and is in a sense banished from the rest of the children. Margot is from the natural world from Earth and because of that she’s different, odd, set apart from the rest. She acts different and is in a sense banished from the rest of the children.

18. Let Oakland be a City of Civilty

19. Fear or disgust of the world outside the state “Let those who are packing AK47’s and Uzis move to another town,” (Oakland). “Let those who are packing AK47’s and Uzis move to another town,” (Oakland). It is clearly seen that the city of Oakland has a fear of the outside world because of the violence happening all the time with weapons and more. It is clearly seen that the city of Oakland has a fear of the outside world because of the violence happening all the time with weapons and more.

20. Constant surveillance by police agencies “Let our hearts beat strong, let Oakland be a city of civility, let the good times roll,” (Oakland). “Let our hearts beat strong, let Oakland be a city of civility, let the good times roll,” (Oakland). Its not very obvious that there is surveillance but in order for the perfect society they want they’d need to watch anything and everything at every point in the day. Its not very obvious that there is surveillance but in order for the perfect society they want they’d need to watch anything and everything at every point in the day.

21. The banishment of the natural world from daily life “Let suburbanites treat Oakland with respect instead of a place they invade in the morning and leave with the money at night,” (Oakland). “Let suburbanites treat Oakland with respect instead of a place they invade in the morning and leave with the money at night,” (Oakland). The people see the society as so perfect that nothing from the natural world bad or good could ever invade it that upon finding the city such would turn away because it’s so perfect The people see the society as so perfect that nothing from the natural world bad or good could ever invade it that upon finding the city such would turn away because it’s so perfect

22. Dystopian Works Used The Giver by Lois Lowry The Giver by Lois Lowry The Matrix The Matrix The Hunger Games The Hunger Games All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury Let Oakland be a City of Civility by Ishmael Reed Let Oakland be a City of Civility by Ishmael Reed