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Brave New Worlds

Brave New Worlds. An Introduction To Dystopia. The word “Dystopia” comes from the Greek root word “ dys ” meaning “bad/hard” and “ topos ” meaning “place” Dystopia = Bad/Hard Place It does not have to mean “futuristic” or “post-apocalyptic” but often does. What is Dystopia?.

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Brave New Worlds

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  1. Brave New Worlds An Introduction To Dystopia

  2. The word “Dystopia” comes from the Greek root word “dys” meaning “bad/hard” and “topos” meaning “place” • Dystopia = Bad/Hard Place • It does not have to mean “futuristic” or “post-apocalyptic” but often does What is Dystopia?

  3. Dystopian Stories Often Feature: • Oppressive or Totalitarian Governments • An exploration of major Social Issues • Extreme shifts in belief systems Dystopias areall about extremes. They take the world that is, with all its problems and issues and imagines them decided to one extreme or another. Which Means…

  4. Dystopian Fiction is a Sub-Genre of Speculative Fiction and operates based on three key phrases • What if…? • If only… • If this goes on… Dystopian Fiction often serves as a warning to the readers, and it asks us to consider the world around us more critically and ask important questions everyday. Dystopian Fiction

  5. Politics/Government: Over-reaching, Manipulative, Aggressive, Secretive, etc. • Economics: Depression, Recession, Extreme Wealth or Poverty, etc. • SocialStratification: Extreme Social Class Division, Dissolution of Social Class • Family: Eradication, Reestablishment, Surrogate, Children etc. • Religion: Expansion, Eradication, Theocracies, Secularization etc. • Identity: Individuality, Conformity, Persecution, Liberation, etc. • Environment: Industrialization, Reclamation, Important Dystopian Themes

  6. Books Films V for Vendetta Minority Report Gattaca The Matrix Trilogy The Dark Knight Trilogy The Purge 12 Monkeys • 1984 • Brave New World • A Handmaid’s Tale • The Hunger Games Saga • Fahrenheit 451 • It Can’t Happen Here • The Giver • Children of Men • Divergent Recommended…

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