Dystopia Flashcards
aesthetic
concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
urban
in, relating to, or characteristic of a town or city.
noir
a genre of crime film or fiction characterized by cynicism, fatalism, and moral ambiguity.
cataclysm
a large-scale and violent event in the natural world.
post-apocalyptic
denoting or relating to the time following a nuclear war or other catastrophic event.
wastelands
an unused area of land that has become barren or overgrown.
propaganda
information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.
surveillance
close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal.
conformity
compliance with standards, rules, or laws.
cynicism
an inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; scepticism.
futility
pointlessness or uselessness.
degradation
the condition or process of degrading or being degraded.
totalitarian
relating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
tyrannical
exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way.
corruption
dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.
rebellion
an act of armed resistance to an established government or leader.
dissent
the holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held.
oppression
prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority.
insidious
proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects.
injustice
lack of fairness or justice.
nightmarish
of the nature of a nightmare; very frightening or unpleasant.
semantic field
writing a word then writing multiple words relating to the same topic
non-linear narrative
A nonlinear narrative is a narration technique portraying events in a story out of chronological order
cyclical structure
when a text begins and ends in the same place or with the same idea
narrative perspective
Access to the narrator’s thoughts and feelings
light/dark symbolism
when Darkness is often used to convey negativity. Light is used to convey something positive
