Dystopian themes and types of controls

THE DIFFERENT THEMES AND THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONTROLS IN A DYSTOPIA

Characteristics of a Dystopian society

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List of themes

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In dystopian novels and films, a toxic society is usually presented.

Dystopian stories tend to reflect the fears and the excesses of contemporary societies.

So what has happened in dystopian societies?

What has been changed?

Here is a list of five themes often covered by dystopian novels or movies .

THEME # 1 : Urban living has become a nightmare because of :

over-population

pollution

mechanized living

THEME #2: Technology has been excessively used :

or to spy upon people

to control

THEME # 3: Health issues have been created because of developments in genetics, fertility and age.

THEME # 4:The environment has been destroyed

THEME # 5: Authoritarian governments have ruled over people with a complete disregard of human rights.

So? Have you memorized the list of dystopian themes?

Let's recap and repeat the following sentences

Urban living has become a nightmare because of over-population, pollution and mechanized living.

Technology has been excessively used to control or to spy upon people.

Health issues have been created because of developments in genetics, fertility and age.

Environment has been destroyed.

Authoritarian governments have ruled over people with a complete disregard of human rights.

OK now we are going to talk about the types of controls in a dystopian society

There are 2 types of CONTROLS:

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POLITICAL CONTROL

TECHNOLOGICAL CONTROL

Society is controlled by a mindless bureaucracy through relentless regulations , an incompetent government (eg: dictatorship)

Society is controlled by technology, through computers, robots, and / or scientific means.

Have you memorized the information? Great!!!!!!!!!!

Now here is your mission: Read the summaries / synopsis (= résumés) of 6 dystopian films or novels. After: Write on the document which theme they deal with . Finally write which type of control they correspond to.

Click on each poster to read the summary