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Intro to Dystopian Fiction - Coggle Diagram
Intro to Dystopian Fiction
What is "dystopian" :question:
Sometimes, these include stories that change the events of history that has occured in the real world
Dystopian fiction is a genre of literature that changes the setting of a story to a world where the negatives of our planet are exaggerated.
History of Dystopias
The term dystopian works as an opposite or an antonym of the genre utopia. Utopia is where the scene takes place in a perfect world.
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Dystopian vs Utopian
Description: A utopia is an imaginary community or society that possesses highly desirable or nearly perfect qualities for its citizens.
Dystopia Definition:
an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic.
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Utopia Definition:
an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect
Description: A dystopia is a fictional community or society that is undesirable or frightening. It is often treated as an antonym of utopia
A few good dystopian novels and movies
Divergent
by Veronica Roth
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
Mad max
(Movie series)
Red Queen
by Victoria Aveyard
I am legend
(Movie)
