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    Could the dystopian world represented in the novel The Hunger Games be a possible depiction of our world to come. The contextual messages portrayed in the novel The Hunger Games are relatable to the world round us. Hunger, poverty, destruction, the feeling of being powerless to change or take control of a situation, living in a society where the rich get richer and the lower classes struggle to survive are all situations that can be brought on by social inequality and/or moral corruption. In 2008

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    A Dystopian society can be defined as an imperfect world, a place marked by class distinction, poverty, turmoil, and dehumanization. There are two modern works that represent these ideas to society , Divergent and The Hunger Games. Both novels portray a cataclysmic decline in society in the way that these dystopian elements are present. The novels referenced above feature an omnipotent authority in the form of Snow from The Hunger Games and Jeanine and Eric from Divergent. The factions, Divergent

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    Dystopian fiction, much like Children of Men, Snowpiercer, and Elysium, are often viewed as merely action-packed, thriller films that are predominantly shot for the sake of pleasing the masses and bringing in the paycheck. However, I believe there is more to it then universal partiality of a post-apocalyptic storyline. Dystopias should be viewed as warning tales that can influence our society in positive ways with the usage of a negative plot. The genre helps emphasize on important ethical principles

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    Everybody has a different opinion on a utopian and dystopian society, Jonas’s has a little of both.However, some things are alike some are also different.While modern society is similar in some ways to Jonas’s society, the differences in birthdays, jobs, and mourning death reveal how different people have differences preferences for a dystopian and utopian society. “It is the ceremony that I am apprehensive about. It’s almost December.” However,modern society celebrates birthdays individually

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    there is trouble in a utopia? Does that utopia suddenly become a dystopia because it is not as perfect as it may seem? Thomas More's Utopia included these characteristics, it also contained some unfavorable characteristics as well. A few of these dystopian characteristics include slavery, land conquering, and social isolation when sick (More). Although there are many characteristics of dystopia are intertwined with the utopian characteristics they are of not what makes a utopia a utopia.There are many

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    The dystopian society in which Fahrenheit 451 is set, can be compared to the 21st century society. Even though, books are still used regularly, digital books are starting to become of more frequent use. In the story, Fahrenheit 451 books were not at all allowed. The author, Ray Bradbury never really said it explicitly, but one of the main purposes in the story is to show how our real life society, could reach the point where it could evolve to the one in the story. In the story, the society slowly

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    Looking back at the past few years of books, you might notice a pattern: dystopian societies. I’m sure that the entire population has to have at least heard about the Hunger Games, Divergent, or any number of other titles. Yet, have you ever given any thought whatsoever to imagining yourself in one of those broken societies? I, for one hadn’t thought much about it, despite reading all of the most recent must-reads. It brings up an interesting question: what would you be willing to stand up for, to

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    Usually when you read dystopian novels they take place far into the future or on a different planet, something Orwellian. We as a society, like to think this is what will happen if we continue to behave a certain way. Since the projections in these novels and pieces are so farfetched, nobody ever stops to compare it to the world today. However, Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth, states the harsh realities of the world’s current condition and the devious schemes of wealthy corporations. Global warming

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    modern day society, which is present day, today, and a dystopian society, which is the novel, TheGiver, where everything is unpleasant or bad and not okay. The novel, TheGiver, emphasis on unfairness, sameness, lack of individuality, and emotionless. The people living in the community are treated like robots. Modern society, and the dystopian society, has numerous of similarities and numerous of differences. Modern day civilization and dystopian civilization has various resemblances. Some resemblance

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    You would be living in a Dystopian society. A Dystopian society is a horribly unpleasant place in which everything goes wrong. Authors use Dystopian society's a lot in novels. Imagine if the world was one giant Dystopian Fiction. A Dystopian Fiction could have many negative effects on the world. One of the many negative effects could be violence. In a Dystopia, there can be a lot of violence because nobody is happy. Everybody is in so much fear. While writing Dystopian novels, an author "magnifies

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