eng test

Question 1

characteristics of a dystopian society

Answer 1

1. A figurehead or concept is worshipped by the citizens of the society
2. Propaganda is used to control the citizens of society
3. Information, independent thought, and freedom are restricted
4. Citizens are perceived to be under constant surveillance
5. Citizens conform to uniform expectation; individuality and dissent is discouraged
6. Citizens live in a dehumanized state
7. Citizens have a fear of the outside world
8. The natural world is banished and distrusted
9. The society is an illusion of a perfect utopian world

Question 2

corporate control

Answer 2

one or more large corporations control society through products, advertising, and/or the media

Question 3

bureaucratic control

Answer 3

society is controlled by a mindless bureaucracy through a tangle of red tape, relentless regulations and incompetent gov officials

Question 4

technological control

Answer 4

society is controlled by tech (through computers, robots and/or scientific means)

Question 5

philosophical/religious control

Answer 5

society is controlled by philosophical or religious ideology often enforced through dictatorship or theocratic gov

Question 6

characteristics of the dystopian hero

Answer 6

often feels trapped and is struggling to escape

questions the existing social or political systems

believes or feels that something is terribly wrong with the society in which they live

helps the audience recognize the negative aspects of the dystopian world thru his or her perspective