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Dystopian Literature: A Study and Comparison of The Hunger Games and Divergent

Dystopian Literature: A Study and Comparison of The Hunger Games and Divergent. Corrie Dunshee. Research Questions. What dystopian elements are portrayed and how are they used in The Hunger Games ? How are dystopian elements portrayed or used in Divergent ?

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Dystopian Literature: A Study and Comparison of The Hunger Games and Divergent

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  1. Dystopian Literature:A Study and Comparison ofThe Hunger Games and Divergent Corrie Dunshee

  2. Research Questions • What dystopian elements are portrayed and how are they used in The Hunger Games? • How are dystopian elements portrayed or used in Divergent? • How are The Hunger Games and Divergent similar? • What is the new dystopian genre?

  3. What is YAL? • “Literature written for young people ages 11 to 18 and books marketed as ‘young adult’ by a publisher” (4) • Traditionally identified as “problem novels” and coming-of-age novels

  4. Characteristics/Elements of YAL • Comes from the POV of a teenager; reflects interpretation of events and people • The protagonist’s actions and decisions are major factors in the plot’s outcome • The events and problems in the plot are related to teenagers, and the dialogue reflects their speech

  5. What is a Dystopia? • Depiction of a future place, based on technology and describe planned environments, whose people live in fearful, wretched conditions (69) • Warns against the potential negative consequences of complete utopianism (3)

  6. Dystopian Elements inThe Hunger Games • People Divided into Groups • Platonic or Romantic Relationship • Media Manipulation and Propaganda • Measures to Cover Up Flaws and Lies in a Society

  7. Dystopian Elements inDivergent • People Divided into Groups • Platonic or Romantic Relationship • Pressure to Conform • Measures to Cover Up Flaws and Lies in Society

  8. Similarities Between The Hunger Games and Divergent • 16-year-old female narrators • People Divided into Groups • Platonic or Romantic Relationship • Measures to Cover up Flaws and Lies in Society

  9. New Dystopian Genre • 1930s – 60s: Fear of the State (controlling governments and loss of freedoms) • Grownup ones are grimmer • 1984/Brave New World: detail the consequences of political authoritarianism and feckless hedonism • Show readers how terrible things will become if deplorable behavior goes unchecked

  10. Young Adult Explosion: Romance (tough heroinesand anti-conformist) • Centered more on young adult audience • About what is happening right this minute • More hand-to-hand combat • Experience of growing up under nearly continuous adult supervision • Same purpose: warn about dangers of some current trend

  11. Special Thank You • Dr. Kelly Sassi • Dr. Amy Rupiper Taggart • You

  12. Works Cited • Bach, Jacqueline, Laura Hensley Choate, and Bruce Parker: “Young Adult Literature and Professional Development.” Theory into Practice 50.3 (2011): 198-205. Web. • Booker, M.K. Dystopian Literature: A Theory and Research Guide. Westport: Greenwood, 1994. Print. • Bushman, John H., and Kay Parks Haas. “Young Adult Literature: A Brief History.” Using Young Adult Literature in the English Classroom: 3rd edition. Columbus: Merrill Prentice Hall, 2001. 263-273. Print. • Claeys, Gregory. “News from Somewhere: Enhanced Sociability and the Composite Definition of Utopia and Dystopia.” History 98.330 (2013): 145-173. Web. • Dima-laza, Stăncuţa R. “A Dystopian Society or the Moral Decay of Humanity.” SocietateŞiPolitică 5.1 (2011): 41-54. Web. • Hayn, Judith A., Jeffrey S. Kaplan, and Amanda Nolen. “Young Adult Literature Research in the 21st Century.” Theory into Practice 50.3 (2011): 176-181. Web.

  13. Koss, Melanie D., and William H. Teale. “What’s Happening in YA Literature? Trends in Books for Adolescents.” Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy 52.7 (2009): 563-572. Web. • Miller, Laura. “Fresh Hell: What’s behind the boom in dystopian fiction for young readers?” The New Yorker. (2010). Web. • Scholes, Justin and Jon Ostenson. “Understanding the Appeal of Dystopian Young Adult Fiction.” The Alan Review (2013): 11-20. Print. • Tomlinson, Carl M., and Carol Lynch-Brown. Essentials of Young Adult Literature: Second Edition. Boston: Pearson, 2010. Print. • Zdilla, Gail. “The Appeal of Young Adult Literature in Late Adolescence: College Freshman Read YAL.” Young Adult Literature and Adolescent Identity Across Cultures and Classrooms: Contexts for the Literary Lives of Teens. Ed. Janet Alsup. New York: Routledge, 2010. 191-203. Print. • Minott-Ahl, Nicola. Dystopia in Vanity Fair: The Nightmare of Modern London. Web. 11 Dec. 2013. • The Hunger Games: Dystopian Timeline From ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four to Now. Huffington Post. 23 Mar. 2012. Web. 11 Dec. 2013. • Utopia and Dystopia. 11 Dec. 2013

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