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1984. Get your notes out! Add the following to those notes…. Let’s talk about your answers. In what ways do you feel the United States could be considered an oligarchy? In what way does the government keep track of Americans’ use of the Internet, phones, and other personal information? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
1984Get your notes out!
Add the following to those notes…
Let’s talk about your answers
1. In what ways do you feel the United States could be considered an oligarchy?
2. In what way does the government keep track of Americans’ use of the Internet, phones, and other personal information?
3. Give reasons why this information should and should not be gathered.
4. What do you think Americans’ lives will be like in 50 years? What specific changes do you imagine? What will remain the same? Discuss personal lives, jobs, transportation, education, defense, industry, and any other topics that should be examined.
Dystopia Bleak vision of the future The word itself is Greek in origin:dys (bad) + to’pas (place)
Dystopian Society Characteristics
Imaginary future in a nightmare world Oppressive regimes Dehumanizing technological advances Man-made disasters or polluted
wastelands Worlds of misery, violence, and disease
A dystopian society is the opposite of a utopia.
Utopia Utopia is the name
for an ideal or perfect society, taken from the title of a book written in 1516 by Sir Thomas More that described a fictional island in the Atlantic Ocean. His ideas were based off Plato’s Republic.
Utopian Ideals Beautiful and
peaceful society No poverty or
misery Very few laws
needed Money not
necessary People’s work is
enjoyable and benefits common good
Examples: the Garden of Eden; the Buddhist concept of Nirvana
Dystopias: Imaginary Future Worlds
Serve as cautionary tales against the threat of oppressive regimes.
Are often visions of dangerous and alienating future societies, intended to criticize current trends in culture.
The term ‘dystopia’ was coined in 1868 by the English philosopher John Stuart Mill.
Dystopias: Common in Science Fiction
George Orwell’s 1984, published in 1949, is one of the most famous dystopian texts. The term “Big Brother” came into popular use from this novel.
More Famous Dystopian Novels:
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Modern Films V for Vendetta The Hunger Games The Matrix Blade Runner Minority Report
Teen Dystopian Fiction The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne
Collins The Divergent Series by Veronica Roth The Giver Series by Lois Lowry The Delirium Series by Lauren Oliver The Maze Runner Series by James
Dashner
George Orwell
Agree or Disagree?1. To protect our country, our government
should be able to spy on us. 2. People who are a serious threat to our
government should be able to be held in prison without being charged.
3. The government has a right to know what people are reading to determine who might be threats.
Agree or Disagree?5. Society would be safer if we had security
cameras in public places to catch criminals.
6. Children should turn their parents in if they are breaking the law.
Links http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9JIKn
gJnCU Apple Advertisement from 1984
The Wall, Part 2 Everybody Wants to Rule the World