2. What is Dystopian Literature and
stories?
Dystopian literature refers to the genre of books about
unpleasant or repressed societies, often propagandized as being
utopian. So an example of this is The Hunger Games series
because they take down the capitol which is basically the
hierarchy of the
series.
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3. What ideals and characteristics
from dystopia link to the real
world?Main ideas of dystopia:
• Propaganda is used to control the citizens
• Information from the outside world and freedom is restricted
• Figurehead is worshipped by everyone or they die
• “Often feels trapped and struggling to escape”
• “Questions the social and political systems”
Where to these ideas link into the real world:
• An example of propaganda in the real world is when there is elections the people that are running for the president use strong words like
change, great, hope, change, strong, save, and more to make you want to vote for them and then you trust them.
• An example of restricted freedom is for example when Hitler had the prisons camps he wouldn't let the people freedom they will live in a
very small places and then they wouldn't have information about the world because they couldn’t get information because their space was
limited. Another example of the real world is in North Korea there are not allowed to travel so they don’t have information about the
world also they don’t have freedom to do what they want.
• An example of people trying to escape is also in Syria but the government shut down the airports and it is a real mess in Syria.
• Only the Syria conflict is when people disagree with the government and started a civil war in the country itself and then people
questioned the political system
4. The Characteristics of a
Dystopian Society
Propaganda is used to control the citizens of society.
Information, independent thought, and freedom are restricted.
A figurehead or concept is worshipped by the citizens of the society.
Citizens are perceived to be under constant surveillance.
Citizens have a fear of the outside world.
Citizens live in a dehumanized state.
The natural world is banished and distrusted.
Citizens conform to uniform expectations. Individuality and dissent are bad.
The society is an illusion of a perfect utopian world.
6. Some more dystopian ideas
that link to the real world
Nazi Germany: This was between 1933 to 1945 when Adolf Hitler took over Germany and with his
Nazis they planned on executing all the Jews. Hitler put up posters and also spread propaganda which
is what convinced the country that the Jews were behind World War 2 which all shows that this is
dystopia.
7. Apartheid was one of the most unpleasant and most devastating experiences South
Africa has ever had. It was a policy of discrimination on grounds of race. This mostly
effected black people which for some still haunts them today, and the reason why I
picked it as an example of dystopia is because the black people were not given
freedom which is one the main ideas of dystopia which this leads to a unpleasant
society.
