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    numerous of sneaky ways to show that it is a dystopia. Equality is one of five people that knows this is a dystopia. He tries to figure this out each and everyday Equality shows that anthem is a dystopia many times. Equality writes in his journal “our body was not like the bodies of our brothers” (Rand80). This shows how this is a part of a dystopia because of how his brothers act. They are very slumped and lazy in how they move. Which relates to a dystopia in a collectivist society like this…

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    Would the community of The Giver be considered a utopia or dystopia ? Many readers have the opinion that the community is a dystopia. Here are three claims that would make The Giver a dystopian . The community in The Giver is a dystopia because the citizens are controlled , must follow rules , and face punishment if they make mistakes. Control , how does the community control the people in it ? Well to start they have surveillance on everyone 24/7.They also have pill that they makes the…

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    In the book The Giver the book is portrayed as a utopian society. On the other hand everyone is always being watched and studied, which could make the community a dystopia. In my opinion the book is a dystopia. It is not a perfect community, it has its flaws which makes it a dystopia. From a baby until getting chosen for a job they are watched, everyday of their lives. ¨Attention. This is a reminder to male elevens that objects are not to be removed from the Recreation Area and that…

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    The Matrix Dystopia

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    I. apparatuses use the Matrix to quell humanity while using humans as energy generators. Like The Matrix, there are countless dystopia and sci-fi tales that warn the event in which our creations turn against us. This unsettling yet fathomable future, is growing in potential before our very eyes, but the vast majority of us turn a blind eye to it. When we imagine technological apocalypse…

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    A major theme in the science fiction action movie, ‘The Maze Runner’ 2014, directed by Wes Ball, is dystopia. A boy wakes up inside an elevator with no memory of his identity. A group of male youths greets him in a large area called the Glade that surrounded by tall, stone walls. The boys, who call themselves Gladers, have formed a society without any adults but none remember their past. A few boys have the control about everything. Alby, he strongest and fastest boy in the group is the leader.…

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    Gilead. The dictionary defines dystopia as “An imaginary place or state in which the condition of life is extremely bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror.” (The Free Dictionary). Offred is told what to do and has no freedom. She lives in confinement, and unable to have her own identity. The word “dystopia” is poignant in capturing the reader’s attention because if the reader is literate, than presumably they do not live in a dystopia. Reading about a dystopia can change a reader’s…

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    The Handmaid’s Tale confronts Margaret Atwood’s vision of men and women in a controlling light that may infer the way our society would translate in a dystopia. I focus primarily on how the The Handmaid’s Tale depicts a male’s ownership over a female, a male’s undisputed power over women in this particular dystopia, and how that translates to our society today. I will be presenting this depiction in two specific scenes in which the power distribution is obviously in favor of the male figure…

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    Dystopia Examples In 1984

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    The definition of a dystopia is a society where the top layer may seem perfect, yet underneath shows corruption. In George Orwell’s 1984, the protagonist struggles to create find his individuality in a world of suppression. In 1984, the Party’s control of its citizens’ expression through mechanisms of power presents its desire for control and need to eliminate any threat to the regime. Language is not only used as a way of communication but as a gateway to different cultures. It equips a person…

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    Through my eyes, America is place that is not perfect and has flaws. Other wises known as a dystopian. I do not think this is what it totally describes America but I think this is on the side of dystopian more than a utopian. The United states is not totally perfect and has no flaws or on the utopian side. if the place has all the money no poverty and everyone was rich but the country air was poisonous so no one could the world side and then everyone got obese. It would still be a dystopian…

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    Dystopia In Sports Nation

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    the success of the totalitarian government’s efforts to redesign human nature. In Sports Nation, the government don’t want children to have a parental connection because it is a distraction from training. On the other hand, parents in the two dystopias still love their children. However, because of government intervention, the children cannot recognize this love, creating a barrier between parent and child. Even if the parents want to bridge this gap, they cannot because of the severe…

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