DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE ARCHETYPES Hey dystopia is an archetype

DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE ARCHETYPES Hey, dystopia is an archetype

Dystopia Definition A futuristic, imagined universe in which oppressive societal control and the illusion of a perfect society are maintained through corporate, bureaucratic, technological, moral, or totalitarian control. Dystopias, through an exaggerated worst-case scenario, make a criticism about a current trend, societal norm, or political system

Dystopian Society the idea of a society in a repressive and controlled state, often under the guise of being utopian characterized in books like Brave New World, Nineteen Eighty-Four, and The Iron Heel ("the earliest of the modern Dystopian") Feature different kinds of repressive social control systems, various forms of active and passive coercion concept of humans abusing technology humans individually and collectively coping, or not being able to properly cope with technology that has progressed far more rapidly than humanity's spiritual evolution. Dystopian societies are often imagined as police states,

Utopia v dystopia a utopian society is founded on the good life Many dystopias found in fictional and artistic works present a utopian society with at least one fatal flaw a dystopian society’s dreams of improvement are overshadowed by stimulating fears of the consequences of present-day behavior. People are alienated and individualism is restricted by the government.

Repression the dystopia often represses the intellectuals with particular force most people are willing to accept oppression resistance to it consists mostly of intellectuals emphasize the pressure to conform or have a requirement not to excel. society is ruthlessly egalitarian ability and accomplishment, or just competence, are suppressed or stigmatized as forms of inequality

Religion or Family Concepts and symbols of religion may come under attack the establishment of the state included lopping off the tops of all crosses to make them "T"s, (as symbols of Henry Fords model T). Others have a Christianity-based theocratic regime that rule in the future In some, the family has been eradicated and continuing efforts are deployed to keep it from reestablishing itself as a social institution. Sometimes the concepts "mother" and "father" are considered obscene. Sometimes the State is hostile to motherhood

City v Nature commonly urban and frequently isolate characters from contact with natural world characters must avoid nature walks are regarded as dangerous conditioned to be afraid of nature set in the aftermath of nuclear war or postnuclear holocaust

Government governing class is hedonistic and shallow rulers are brutal and dedicated to the point of fanaticism utopias or perfect worlds are idealistic in principle, intending positive consequences dystopias are flawed and result in negative consequences for the inhabitant portrayed as oppressive

Oppressive Source Corporate control: One or more large corporations control society Bureaucratic control: Society is controlled by a mindless bureaucracy Technological control: Society is controlled by Philosophical/religious control: Society is controlled by philosophical or religious ideology.

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.

Questions What illusion of a perfect society is depicted in the clips the class has viewed? What is the society like in reality? How are the members of this society being oppressed? What kind of control is used to keep the members of this society oppressed? What current trend, societal norm, or political system is exaggerated in this world? What criticism is made through this exaggeration in the clips? What current trend, societal norm, or political system is addressed?