Dystopia Context Televisions rose in popularity TOTAL TV

Dystopia

Context - Televisions rose in popularity TOTAL TV HOUSEHOLDS % of TV HOUSEHOLDS 1950 3, 380, 000 7. 8% 1953 20, 400, 000 44. 2% YEAR Data by Nielson Media Research, Inc. VIDEO: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=KKQ 5 QSf. Rd. BI

True OR False T/F 1. Television is a great source of news about important issues facing the American people. T/F 2. Most people in the US spend most of their free time watching TV. T/F 3. Control of citizens by the government is fine if it reduces conflict and violence in a country. T/F 4. Censorship of books is really not an issue today. T/F 5. The great books are essential to enabling humans to be truly happy.

True OR False: Continued… T/F 6. True happiness consists of having fun with friends. T/F 7. The average person in the US is rich compared to the average in other countries. T/F 8. Differences in wealth among countries is a source of bitterness and war. T/F 9. Watching or playing sports is actually more important than conversations about ideas or world affairs. T/F 10. Advances in technology have made life richer and people happier in the US T/F 11. People who resist government policies which they think are wrong should be valued by society.

Utopia A place, state, or condition that is ideally perfect in respect of politics, laws, customs, and conditions. Dystopia A futuristic, imagined universe in which oppressive societal illusion of a perfect society control and the are controlled by some powerful source.

Characteristics of Dystopia A. Information, independent thought, and freedom are restricted. B. A figurehead or concept is worshipped by the citizens of the society. C. Citizens are perceived to be under constant surveillance D. Citizens have a fear of the outside world/the natural world is banished and distrusted. E. Citizens conform to uniform expectations. F. Individuality is considered evil. G. The society is an illusion of a perfect utopian world.

Types of Dystopian Controls: The illusion of a perfect society is maintained through types of control: Bureaucratic control Society is controlled by a mindless bureaucracy through a tangle of red tape, relentless regulations, and incompetent government officials. Corporate control One of more large corporations control society through Technological products, advertising, control and/or media. Society is controlled by technology— through computers, robots, and/or scientific means. Philosophical/religious control Society is controlled by philosophical or religious ideology often enforced through a dictatorship or theocratic government.

The Dystopian Protagonist • Often feels trapped and is struggling to escape. • Questions the existing social and political systems. • Believes or feels that something is terribly wrong with the society in which he or she lives. • Helps the audience recognizes the negative aspects of the dystopian world through his or her perspective.

Theme Subjects ● Loss of independent thought ■ Conformity vs non-conformity ■ Reading ● Technology creates disconnect ■ from self ■ from society ■ from nature