Dystopian future, teaches life lessons not just violence Dystopian future novels and films are the new craze, however it is not all violence and war, but valuable life lessons for young adults. That’s right, The Maze Runner, Hunger Games, and Divergent, all have two things in common, they are young adult dystopian novels and film series, but they also help teach us important characteristics vital to contemporary society. Dystopian future allows young adults to learn a variety of life lessons through exploring, different qualities of a human being, namely courage, trust and persistence. Courage is an essential feature as it provides confidence, and is regarded as socially admirable personality trait, providing benefits personally, socially and …show more content…
This persistence shown by Thomas is key to his character, and it teaches young adults to never say never, giving them a sense of hope and determination. Furthermore, persistence is shown within the popular young adult novel and film, The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins. Katniss Everdeen, the main character, was forced to engage in a tournament against other children, which involved a fight to the death. Katniss displayed persistence throughout the trilogy, using her hatred of the game and the thought of her family to fuel her tenacity and determination. This drive helped her survive deadly encounters within the games, which helped her win. Often understated when considering the popularity of dystopian novels, is one widest regarded novels of the 20th century, 1984, by George Orwell. An extremely informative novel, giving people hope that things are not always as bad as they seem to be. Furthermore, it teaches us to be persistent, guiding readers to always stand up for what they feel is right, no matter how great a challenge it might be to do
When one loves a person or thing dearly, then they have the tendency to do almost anything they can to protect and save them from whatever harm they come across. Katniss volunteered for the games knowing she was saving her sister from a terrible fate. She made a promise that she would try her best to win the Hunger Games, but her confidence in her own ability to kill another person was minimal. She did not want to get any blood on her hands but knew that in order to win she would be forced to. The author of Genocidal Killer, Crispin Sartwell recognized situations like these when he said, “your goodness, like mine, has little to do with who you are and everything to do with the social conditions you find yourself in” (Sartwell). The circumstance Katniss found herself in was full of violence, pain, and ruthlessness which further contributed to the tainting of her
While both The Hunger Games and Divergent are dystopian series with female leads that rebel and lose family, in Divergent the characters have more choice in their destiny while in the Hunger Games they live in fear of their future.
In this world what people often forget about that a human can do is cause mass destruction, things one should remember can be forgotten easily and just as fast as it came it leave, this can be seen in the books around us. Authors share their opinion through the words they write talking about society and how if we keep going the direction we are going we will find ourselves in deep trouble, the messages authors are trying to send can be seen through social commentary, many books have powerful messages behind them; especially in dystopian novels and movies. They show these messages through diction,syntax, imagery, and character development; for examples the books and movies; Fahrenheit 451, Incarceron, Wall-E, and Hunger games. The authors Ray Bradbury, Catherine Fisher, Andrew Stanton, and Suzanne Collins all convey a message through their works through syntax, diction, camera angles, and imagery; emphasizing their warnings of what they fear may happen.
The Hunger Games written by Suzanne Collins delineates that there are times when people believe that all hope is lost but only those who are strong will persevere through their darkest moments. Suzanne Collins portrays the theme throughout the novel with the main protagonist, Katniss Everdeen, as she struggles to endure her daily life and the annual Hunger Games. Collins displays the prodigious amount of persistence of Katniss Everdeen and her comrade, Peeta Mellark, which allows them to survive throughout the Hunger Games.
The future can be a strange and scary thing to think about, especially when its predictions are not good. Dystopian authors don’t necessarily predict the future as much as they warn against what the present could become. They warn readers by using something called satire. Satire in dystopian novels is when authors exaggerate society’s current situation so that readers learn from their actions. Authors like Ray Bradbury and Kurt Vonnegut use satire to warn against rules of society like conformity, equality, and censorship.
The book “The Hunger Games” was written by Suzanne Collins and it’s the first book out of the trilogy she has written. Collins uses a mixture of modern and classical as elements in this story and it allows for any age reader to enjoy it. Some the literary devices she uses in the book are setting, symbolism, and themes. It’s everything you could want in a book because it has a little bit of each genre, like action, romance, comedy, and even mystery. This book will have you sitting at the edge of your seat on minute and then grabbing for a tissue the next. When reading this book, “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins and looking at the setting, symbolism, and theme it’s easy to sense the different tones and emotions going on in the story.
humanity due to factors such as war, famine and poverty criticize current global issues while also
After reading this novel, one will have a better idea of what a dystopian society is like. Almost all charterers except for a few,
In literature, dystopias have always been given a bad reputation for being detrimental to a society. However, this belief does not represent the positives of a society being dystopian. It is known that any dystopia, a detrimental society, was created originally as a utopia, a pleasant society. This means that any dystopia was started with the hope of helping people, but since no government can make everyone happy, the society eventually breaks down into a dystopia.The fact that many dystopias are rooted in good intentions means that, while contrary to popular belief, there must be some good things to a dystopian society. Despite most people thinking that dystopias are completely rotten, there are in fact some benefits to a society being dystopian.
1984, Orwell’s last and perhaps greatest work, deals with drastically heavy themes that still terrify his audience after 65 years. George Orwell’s story exemplifies excessive power, repression, surveillance, and manipulation in his strange, troubling dystopia full of alarming secrets that point the finger at totalitarian governments and mankind as a whole. What is even more disquieting is that 1984, previously considered science fiction, has in so many ways become a recognizable reality.
Looking backward to the last essay, which I envision our world end up in a dystopian future. After our readings and discussions, I have reinforced my stance on dystopias. Even though global climate changes were a threat to us for a long time, and it has the ability to turn our world in a truly dystopian future. But rather than finding a solution for this threat, our human nature hypnotized ourselves that everything will go to work out by itself. And also thanks to the greedy side of human nature, we are more concerned in how to profit it. In the final stage, where people began to fight for resources, don 't expect the police to establish order for us since they have already turned against us. After all, the main reason for me to reinforced
Uncertainty is horrifying—and the genre of dystopia knows this. Not only does dystopia know this, but it feeds off of it—turning the fears of the mind’s eyes into a cornucopia of terror. However, it is not uncommon for the fears of one man to be the dream of another. Indeed, to Aldous Huxley, writing in 1931, the rise of totalitarian governments across Europe was terrifying–however—perhaps more terrifying to Huxley was the fact that these governments were arising not by force, but by the will of the people themselves. As Huxley saw it, people were forfeiting their privacy to a hegemon to which they smiled, not to one from which they cowered in despair.
It has been noticed by many of the literates in the western world that the dystopian genre has gained a steadily firmer grip on the youth of today. The reasoning for this has been analyzed, debated and discussed on numerous occasions and has resulted in various conclusions. One of these was the one of Maggie Stiefvater, wherein she concludes, opposed to the more acknowledged conclusion, that it attracts youngsters because of the foreignness of the worlds. They are not enjoyed by those whose worlds are eerily similar to that of the dystopian fictional worlds. The simplicity and straightforwardness of these imaginary worlds are what grasps the young adults, whilst it is an escape from the complicated world which we, in reality, reside in. These stories paint a very contrasted picture of a world where wrong, right, evil and good are easily distinguishable. The sheer amount of grays and complex choices that today’s society is presented with is frightening for anyone unused to dealing it. Children that grow into young adults are disillusioned of their simplistic black and white opinions. There are innumerable different angles to take into account before any true conclusion can be drawn, as opposed to the blissful ignorance surrounding a child’s opinions. Consequently, it is not without explanation that the frightened youth seek relief from the chaos in the world of good and evil.
Everyone has to face different difficulties in his/her life. Children will have difficulties in their homework. Teachers will have problems during their teaching. However, if people overcome the difficulties, they will be successful. In The Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta who are the protagonists try very hard so they win the game. The Hunger Game by Suzanne Collins sends a message: Nothing in the world is difficult for one who tries hard enough. This message communicates through three separate narrative elements: plot, personality traits and literary devices.
Dystopian novels have become more common over the last century; each ranging from one extreme society to the next. A dystopia, “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,”[1] through an exaggerated worst-case scenario, criticizes about current trends, societal norms, or political systems. The society in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is divided in a caste system, in which humans are not individuals, do not have the opportunity to be individuals, and never experience true happiness. These characteristics of the reading point towards a well-structured