English Dystopian Flashcards

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Dystopia

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An imagined state or society were there is great suffering or injustice

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Utopia

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An imagined state or society which is almost perfect

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Propaganda

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Information wich is typically biased used to promote a point of view

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Dehumanizing

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To deprive someone of their positive human qualities

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Orwellian

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An adjective that describes a political system in wich the government tries to control every part of peoples lives

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Repressed

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The resistant of ones ideas and feelings

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Fascism

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A type of dictatorship wich is often characterized by aggressive nationalism

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Tyranny

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Cruel, unreasonable and oppressive rule or government

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Regime

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A system of government

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Ethics

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Moral principles that governs a person’s behaviour

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Juxtaposition

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When two or more things are placed side by side for comparison

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Symbolism

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When objects or characters represent an Important idea or concept

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