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    Dystopian literature has made an uprising popularity in the recent years. Lots of audiences like to read about character’s conflicts that have to do with despairing pasts and how they find hope. Most authors have accordingly adapted these themes and made them their own. While the authors have all made their own works, they all describe the same characteristics. For example, the government threatening the citizens and putting them in despair, making them feel as there is no hope in the future society

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    Veronica Roth’s dystopian series, Divergent, takes place in a futuristic Chicago, where society is divided into five factions. Beatrice, an Abnegation born, is what they call Divergent, meaning that she does not fit into any one faction. She transfers to Dauntless and begins to find out the many secrets being kept from the citizens. Tris soon realizes that the factions are not all what they claim to be. Dauntless is turning into a ruthless army, Erudite into a greedy faction wanting power, and Candor

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    society, utopian and dystopian qualities are seen. Margaret brings to account the controversy of how our world is a dystopia and utopia. There is always an illusion of a utopia and dystopia in the world, without those illusions the world would not contain the beauty it is today. In both societies there are similar and different aspects to a dystopia and utopian world at the cause of suicide, and the abundance of individuality. Living in today's society is similar to a dystopian world as a result of

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    mystery and excitement. There is prejudice against black people, and little seems to be right. One may wonder if the book meets the standards of a dystopian novel. The book overall does not meet the qualifications of a dystopian novel for many reasons. To start, the first reason that To Kill a Mockingbird is not a dystopian novel is its setting. A dystopian novel usually has a futuristic science fiction setting. The novel is set in the “tired old town” of Maycomb, Alabama during the 1930’s (Lee 5).

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    power. The protagonist always tries to defeat or defy the person or object of higher power in order to create a healthier society. Furthermost works of literature are based off of dystopian societies since it’s easier to write about; it has added feelings and emotion that create a fantastic read. Dystopian societies have an enormous amount of convolutions in the way of life. You are able to put additional emotions and deep feelings in the story in order to make it interesting and an addicting

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    not know of it’s impact on dystopian literature. The Giver was written in 1993 and won the John Newbery prize. The story itself is about a boy named Jonas living in a dystopian society. The Giver is impacting the genre of dystopias by igniting the rise of Dystopian novels. The Giver achieved this with it’s appeal and popularity. Evidence proving these facts are the dystopian novels publicated after The Giver. The appeal of The Giver contributed to the impact on dystopian literature greatly. The Giver’s

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    A dystopian society is a civilization that describes an imaginary society that is as dehumanizing and as unpleasant as possible. (taken from the dictionary) In most cases, the government controls this society and even though they work for a utopian society, it is quite the opposite. A dystopian society works to conceal anything that might be different from the lifestyle taught to you. In that case, Fahrenheit 451, Hunger games, and Hunger Games are considered a dystopian society. Author and film

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    The meaning of a dystopian society is to be dehumanizing and as unpleasant as possible. On the other hand, a modern-day society is where people live together in the current time. In Ray Bradbury’s novel, “Fahrenheit 451”, was set to take place in a dystopian society. There are many differences and similarities between the two societies. In a dystopian society, governments tend to ban books, have firemen set fires, and people fear reading. In a modern-day society, schools encourage books, firemen

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    There is a quote that says, “Be careful what you wish for because you might get it all and then something you don’t want”. Dystopian Literature is a great example of this scenario because it shows how perfect can sometimes be an illusion. I think Dystopian Literature should be used in storytelling to give the reader an idea of what places are really like instead of thinking that they are perfect, straight and narrow. A dystopia is a futuristic and imagined universe in which oppressive societal

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    What makes a novel dystopian is it is based off future events or it is unrealistic. For example my novel “Animal Farm By George Orwell”. Is dystopian because the animals in the story are taking over a farm learning how to read and write, and learn how to build things which better the farm which is futuristic. Evidence from my novel that shows what makes a novel dystopian is on page 23 which states “The pigs now revealed that during the past three months they had taught themselves to read and write…”

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