Noughts And Crosses: A Dystopian Society

It is commonplace for individuals to envision a perfect world; a utopian reality in which the world is a paradise, with equality, happiness and ideal perfection. Unfortunately, we live in a dystopian society and our world today is far from perfection. John Savage, from Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, V, from V for Vendetta by James McTeigue and Offred, from The Handmaid’s Tale by Margret Attwood, are all characters in a dystopian society. A dystopia is the vision of a society in which conditions of life are miserable and are characterized by oppression, corruption of government, and abridgement of human rights.

Imagine living behind a steel wall with nowhere to go, you live in the shadows of the golden turrets one of the best places that you can ever go, and finally, imagine that your whole life is a lie and a horrible game come true and a war that will be fought for that kids as the soldiers. This book is based on a dystopian society and in this place there are many things happening that nobody wants to end up in the middle of. Cruelness and selfishness is the main part of this dystopian society and no one wants to live, in any dystopian society. Roar, by Emma Clayton, Aligns with a dystopian society in many ways, such as, their social structure, the wealthy versus the poor, and the fact that they live behind a giant wall. Roar is based

In the book “The Chrysalids”, it shows how messed up the society there is, and is sort of a representation of our society now and back then. The similarities between the book’s society and our society back then and now are discrimination, fear and death/killing of the “minority”.

Dystopian society is a way that this author shows what the future will be like when one person takes charge of a small large group. The elements of dystopian society in Divergent by Veronica Roth are limitations, corporate control, and the factions. The limitations presented in this story include the walls in which the city of Chicago is surrounded by; no one is allowed outside the fence. Another limitation is the factions, which are groups that you are put into based on your personality. You are given a test and one chance to choose a new faction that best fits your wants and needs and if you fail to choose or succeed in a faction, you become factionless. Factionless means that you don’t belong anywhere are are viewed publicly as a disgrace. The last element addressed in this story is corporate control.

When using public transportation, they were either forced to ride their own buses, or sit in the back of them while white citizens seats were reserved to the front. When Medgar Evers was assassinated, all black citizens were forced off of the bus, causing them to walk alone in the dark, establishing vulnerability to attacks. This is inconsiderate and inequitable, especially when African Americans have no other way to get home to their families. Not only were they worried sick because of the assassinations, they were troubled when having to wait for their loved ones arrival to ensure their safety. When having a meal at their employer's house, the maids would have to use dishes only meant for blacks, and keep them stored separately from those of the whites. This requirement is not only pointless, but it’s oppression and is unfair to African Americans. Constantine, the maid of Skeeter’s families, was fired and sent away by Skeeter’s mother, even after 20 years of dedicated, caring work. Even if they believed segregation was wrong, the impact of their companions views and opinions took a toll on how they treated the black community. These examples emphasize the poor treatment of African

Human vegetables, all controlled by the eights of their technology, all unaware of the real problems around them; a dystopian society. Farhenheit 451 and The Island, two stories that share this wretched theme. But both stories each have a character that questions it all. They both go against what others say. They followed what their hearts had to say, and thought for themselves. With no literature for Guy Montag in Farhenheit 451 and the longing for freedom for Lincoln 6-Eco in The Island, both show oppressive social control and futuristic technollogy, but also show potential problems and similarities that our society could bring itself into in the future.

When writing a novel, authors use distinct literary devices to aid in making the genre of their story apparent to their reader. Specifically, many use these literary devices to draw attention to details that establish a dystopian genre. A dystopia is somewhere where people lead dehumanized and fearful lives (Merriam-Webster). In dystopian societies, propaganda, societal oppression, and totalitarian control often elicit fear and obedience. An example of this is the novel 1984 written by George Orwell. This novel contains ambiguous symbols such as Big Brother, the God-like ruler of Oceania. Aspects such as this contribute to the nature of dystopian genres. After analyzing concepts such as the all knowing Big Brother and the telescreens that are required by the government, the reader notices dystopian aspects. To further portray this concept, the setting of the city and symbols in everyday life expand the readers view of dystopian aspects. Orwell uses literary devices such as setting, symbolism, and euphemisms in order to portray a dystopian genre through the use of Big Brother, the city Oceania and its citizens, and other concepts in the novel.

The issues the children face in this novel and the relationships with their parents are very similar. By examining the origins and the various pieces that make up the multiracial community that is manifested within the novel, the oppressions that minorities face can be revealed. As a diverse cultural group battling uncertainties with identity, race, gender roles Zadie Smith works to erase a stigma that surround their lack of security in identity. It can be stated that Zadie Smith uses these stories to show the consequences are the same no matter what cultural background, as the families are all

There are lots of different types of dystopian societies that find issues of today's society and just highly exaggerate them. Some of these issues could be technology, or the government, or various other issues that the author sees in modern day. Many authors that write fiction such as this try to point out the issues to their readers to show them numerous different lessons. Quite often books such as these could have a serious impact on the future even if that wasn't the original plan.

Winston Smith lives in a dystopian world in George Orwell’s 1984. Everyone is constantly being watched and love is not allowed to exist. “Winston kept his back turned to the telescreen. It was safer, though, as he well knew, even a back can be revealing” (Orwell 3). In today’s day and age, society is not completely in this 1984 setting, but will be in the near future.

The pursuit of technology will inevitably lead to the establishment of a dystopian society. Through an ominous forewarning, Huxley’s Brave New World provides a disturbing depiction of the hazards of future research in science and technology, revealing a hidden parallel to Monsanto and the biotechnology corporation’s significant alterations to biology and physiology. The term utopia refers to an ideal or perfect society better than the one that currently exists and is free from social inequality and conflict. A utopia is the embodiment of a heavenly state but is never to be found on earth (“Utopia”). A dystopia, on the contrary, is a society that attempts to establish social stability through an oppressive authoritarian figure

The societies of Brave New World and Matched, though dissimilar, are flawed with artificial perfection. Huxley focuses on humanity’s inherent desire for happiness, fueling the World State’s desire to control its citizens by providing them with the means to remain in a constant state of ease. When the citizens are in distress, the cracks in society shine through. To illustrate, Bernard’s physical defect1 causes him to be mistreated by others. This is shown by:

In the Book Brave New World by (Huxley, 1932) the ideology of a dystopian society was described to us. All dystopian books in my opinion are used to warn us what will happen if we start acting the way they act in the book and how we shouldn’t be like that, or it is to tell us that we are starting to become way to close top that and we need to stop. Now this book was written in 1932 which was a long time ago and yet some of the things that go on in the book and in the society, are starting to become more present in our society as well. Now, the one I wasn’t to talk about is the Sexual behaviors in younger children.

A dystopian society may not be that far off. In fact, it may even be present today. In 1932, author Aldous Huxley, one of the most prominent essayists of the 20th century, published the book, Brave New World. In this book, society faces a false utopia, in which people have little freedom over their choices and the outcome of their lives. This paper will be assessing the correlations between this society to the society of the 21st century, in which some of the traits depicted in this work are palpable in the society of the 21st century.

Brynn's original English Teacher had placed a couple of assignments in the gradebook that were not completed before her departure. This particular assignment was never distributed to Brynn's Class; so the "Exempt", just means that the assignment was removed from her total possible class points. To put it in simpler terms, Brynn did not have the opportunity to complete this assignment, nor is it expected of her to complete in the future.