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dystopian fiction - Coggle Diagram
dystopian fiction
examples
"1989" - George Owell
"Animal Farm" - George Owell
Divergent
the Hunger Games
The Giver
Maze Runner
How is the future portrayed?
lack of individual freedoms
government has control over people and resources
free speech is restricted
constant threat of violence/ war
use of dystopian literature
criticizes the current government
to show bleak visions/predictions of the future and how it may be
warn about what is to come
warn about the unwanted consequences of listening to everyone's opinion
topics
nuclear weapons
dangers of technologies
masscommunication
cloning
influence on society
changing outlook on the world
reflection of people/ institutions
identification with the characters and their world due to similar issues in the real world
Target audience: young people
Goverments role in dystopian fiction
Rules over the people
wants to maintain or gain control over the people
makes the people depend on it by having control over resources
limits the personal expression of the individual
The protagonist
Isolated and dissatisfied
1st person, 3rd person limited narrator
Focus on fear, curiosity and hatred
History
inspiration: War and fear of equality for men and women
„Trip to the Island of Equality“
Origins: french revolution