Dystopian Genre

What is a utopian society?

• An imagined society or community where everything is perfect

• An imagined society or community where everything is imperfect

• A society or community where everything is perfect

• A society or community where everything is imperfect

What do utopian societies care about?

• Equality

• Inequality

• Freedom

• Control

What is an important part of many utopian societies?

• Nature

• Technology

• Economy

• Politics

What is a dystopian society?

• The opposite of a utopian society; a place where things are very bad

• A society where things are very good

• A society where things are perfect

• A society where things are imperfect

What do dystopian societies care about?

• Keeping control

• Promoting freedom

• Ensuring equality

• Encouraging creativity

What is often ignored or destroyed in dystopias?

• Nature

• Technology

• Economy

• Politics

What are 3 common elements of dystopian literature?

• Totalitarian governments have control

• Independence and free thought are not allowed

• People fear the outside world

• All of the above

What is a totalitarian government?

• A form of government that attempts to assert total control over the lives of its citizens

• A form of government that promotes freedom and equality

• A form of government that encourages creativity and innovation

• A form of government that allows individualism and independence

How do the totalitarian governments have control over their citizens?

• Propaganda controls citizens

• They are taught that their world is perfect

• None of the above

What is propaganda?

• Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

• Information, especially of an unbiased and accurate nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

• Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to suppress or hide a particular political cause or point of view.

• Information, especially of an unbiased and accurate nature, used to suppress or hide a particular political cause or point of view.