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    mad. A dystopian society is a society that basically means everyone has revolted against their original thought of a utopian society to destroy the thought of relaxation to certain minds… only certain minds. Today’s dystopian society consists of riots, arguments, shaming for religion, for race, for the way someone may walk, and for the way someone may talk. Overtime, our world has formed into a dystopian society. One of the biggest ways a utopian societies transformed into a dystopian society,

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    encounter, the sadness of an entire community, or even just the thought of dying, is worth it to provide a dominant government their “Hollywood ending”? Well, in the book “The Hunger Games” written by Suzanne Collins, Katniss Everdeen lives in a dystopian society where her community is divided by 13 different groups. Each year, their government randomly selects two participants from each group to play in the Hunger Games, which is a fight to the death among the other participants. In the book, Katniss’

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    A society is created by a group of people with the same motifs, who strengthen and maintain their power by any means necessary. In the society of Gilead and in Afghanistan women are being surrounded by rules that must be obeyed, because of being afraid of the severe consequences. The ideology that women are worthless in society, other than used as an object. Men are considered to possess full power over women .There is no way out of this society because every step is controlled. By analyzing Margaret

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    The Dystopian Novel ‘The Maze Runner’ has a rather dark and cold theme to it, yet some find the story to be lacking the naturalistic feel that some search for when they read. (We will be using theme by the verb definition while describing ‘The Maze Runner’ in this essay.) ‘The Maze Runner’ has a very tranquil feel to it and no matter what was happening it didn’t feel real. Even as Thomas were being chased by the Grievers, leaving his dear friend and leader Alby behind hung like some wet clothes out

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    It is often wondered what our civilization will look like in the future. In the novel, The Giver, in a dystopian future, society follows the concept of sameness. After terrible events, the government decided to reshape civilization by enforcing new rules. Everybody is colour blind, and lives in a very structured society. Everybody is born by a birthmother, then adopted into an assigned family. There are ceremonies for each milestone of ages, and when they turn 18, they receive a job. That system

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    George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 is a frightening yet captivating story that cautions readers of the extreme dangers that come along with totalitarianism. Protagonist Winston Smith feels he is trapped living in Oceania under a government, the Party, that has complete control over its citizens. Throughout the novel he tries to combat the Party because he is appalled by its constant supervision and the lack of freedom it causes. The Party watches over and limits its citizens to make certain that

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    as many writers, critics and philosophers give different definitions for them, and many books have written about them,To show that the society as it is or how it should be. The dystopian stories are regularly stories around survival. Dystopian tales stress the feelings of the frailty of the people in the face of the oppressive. Merriam Webster also defined dystopia as "a place in which nothing is good and corruption is everywhere controls the whole society"

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    Dystopian Appeal “We are nothing. Mankind is all. By the grace of our brothers we are allowed our lives. We exist through, by and for our brothers who are the State. Amen” (Rand 21). This sentence is a good example of the themes and moods of most dystopian literature. Society and government has crumbled, and people are oppressed. There is usually one main character who wants to rebel, to stand against the oppression. Dystopian literature and film appeals to modern day teens. Dystopian

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    Envision the presence living in a dystopian society - where citizens are watched day-and-night. George Orwell’s novel 1984, written in 1949, depicts and illustrates the future of the 1980’s. Orwell imagined the world in which totalitarianism reigned, individualism is dead, and history is just sentiment. The world diverged into three superstates: Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia. With protagonist Winston Smith and the citizens of Oceania, they have experienced the impression, having to live life behind

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    Dystopia The Giver

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    one, thanks Google. If our society was a dystopian society – which would slowly tremble – how would the society be perfect? No color, no starvation, no war, and no racial profiling; if that would make the perfect society then that would make the perfect downfall to the society. Both dystopian and modern societies have their flaws considering the fact that dystopia means “bad utopia” while utopia means “not a place”. In Lois Lowry’s The Giver, the dystopian novel conveys the attempt at the perfect

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