Utopian and Dystopian literature

Utopia and dystopia

a dive into literature by: Jule and Catherine

INDEX

Utopian?

The Giver

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Upotian novel

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Dystopia

Kahoot

Utopia

• Perfect imaginary world
• Cititzens are free to think independently
• Citizens have no fear of the outside world
• Translated from ancient Greek "ou-topia"

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Utopian Novel

Islandia- by Austin Tappan Wright (1942)

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Dystopia

• Imagined society with great suffering and injustice
• Totalitarian or post-apocalyptic
• A fictional world where people live under a highly controlled, totalitarian system

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The Giver: dystopia?

"Our people made that choice, the choice to go to Sameness. Before my time, before the previous time, back and back and back. We relinquished color when we relinquished sunshine and did away with difference. We gained control of many things. But we had to let go of others."

• Perfect society
• No independent thought
• Puppet Goverment
• Citizens under surveillance
• Lack of free will
• Sameness

- the Giver chapter 11

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Evidence 3

Evidence 2

Evidence 1

Citizens are not allowed to make their own choices.

No questions allowed

Surpression of emotions

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Comparison

Dystopia

Utopia

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Kahoot? https://create.kahoot.it/share/utopia-and-dystopia-in-literature/cfaf51c8-4731-4886-9f52-133e40f73e87

Bibliography

http://www.utopiaanddystopia.com/utopia/utopia-definition/ https://literaryterms.net/utopia/ https://www.storyboardthat.com/lesson-plans/the-giver-by-lois-lowry/dystopia-elements https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/islandia-and-the-dangers-of-globalization/ https://maxinemarescia.wordpress.com/2016/03/21/b-utopia/ https://www.bartleby.com/essay/Government-Control-In-A-Dystopian-Society-FJC32DXCJG https://www.bartleby.com/essay/Government-Control-In-A-Dystopian-Society-FJC32DXCJG