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A Dystopia in the environment of a consumer/product/marketing-culture…
A Dystopia in the environment of a consumer/product/marketing-culture-dominant society.
Dystopian Conventions
Illusion of a perfect society
The Aurabon.
The implanted memory of Jon's mother.
Corporate/Technology control
Through advertising.
Questioning: What's true satisfaction? What are the true meanings of real life?
constant surveillance
"Privacy Tarp"-- Satire.
Fear of outside world
Loss of ability of self-expression.
Jon's hesitation about going OUT with Carolyn.
natural world banished
Jon's peering out of the facility
Amazed by the beauty of nature/real life. Better than the illusion shown in advertisements.
Protagonist
Feels somthing is terribly wrong
Jon finally realized what he really wants. "It was like I was all of the sudden waking up!... we sometimes are like, I am acting like a total dumb-ass!
help the audience recognize the negative aspects of the dystopian world through his perspective.
struggle to escape
Carolyn's resolution
Why: pregnancy, baby(symbol of bondings in real life?)
Where the conventions of Dystopia are broken. The hope in the Dystopia. The unexpected components.
Funny tone.
The disturbing and confusing use of advertisements. Exaggerated and satiric. Create a feeling of imagery/unreal to distinguish from real life.
Hopeful ending of Jon facing exciting and unknown future.
Aim to encourage.
The boss as a guardian.
Purpose/Message
Encourage
Enjoy real life and real feelings.
Do not only care about self-satisfaction but learn to love others.
Criticize
People: Loss of ability of self-expression. Indulgent in the self-satisfaction. Distracted by the illusion commercial advertisements make.
Corporations:
Audience
American in 21st century. Most likely young people/teenagers.
Outside source: The appeal of Dystoipian novels to young adults.
Context
Outside source: Ads, Fads, and Consumer Culture: Advertising's Impact on American Character and Society.
Organization(flowchart) of my essay
Find the conventions of Dystopian novels that Saunders follows
Explain how the Dystopian conventions help reveal the social problems that Saunders want to criticize for.
Examine the unexpected choices Saunders makes in writing a Dystopian novel.
Explain how those special choices help Saunders' purpose outstanding, how they can impact young people and encourage them to change.