*Mod 1 Dystopian fiction study vocabs

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Allegory

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A story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, usually a moral or political one.

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Anarchy

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State of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority. The absence of government and absolute freedom of the individual is regarded as a political ideal.

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Apocalypse

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An event involving final catastrophic destruction of the world.

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Austerity

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Severeness of manner or attitude.

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Authoritarian

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Enforcing strict obedience against individual freedom and thought.

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Benevolent

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Well-meaning and kind

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Bureaucratic

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Related to running a government or an organization; overly concerned with procedure at the expense of common sense or efficiency.

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Capitalism

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A form of social organization in which trade and omdustry are controlled by private owners for profit.

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Censorship

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Suppressing nooks, film, or art that is considered at risk to the regime.

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Communal

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Shared, or used by members of a group or community

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Constraint

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A limitation or restriction

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Dehumanise

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To deprive of human qualities or attributes.

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Democracy

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A system of government elected by the whole population through equality

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Dictatorship

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A government with an unelected leader who keeps control through force and fear

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Diegesis

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A narrative or plot, typically in a film

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Disparity

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A great difference between two things

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Dissent

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Disagreeing with the commonly held viewpoint. Resistance to the ideologies of society.

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Draconian

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Excessively harsh or severe

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Dystopia

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An imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad, typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded one.

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Egalite

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Social or political equality

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Fraternity

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The feeling of friendship that exists between people in a group.

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Hegemony

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Leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others.

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Institutionalized

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An established practice or activity that creates a new normal in an organisation or culture

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Isolationism

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A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other groups

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Malevolent

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Demonstrating a desire to act cruelly towards or harm others.

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Motif

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A repeating image, theme, or pattern in literature.

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Omnipotent

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Being all-powerful. Links to dystopias through the intense level of control they hold

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Oppressive

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Unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint, especially on a minority or other subordinate group.

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Paranoia

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Delusions of persecution and feelings of constantly being watched.

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Placid

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Calm and peaceful, with little excitement. Passive and easy to control.

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Regime

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Governments that enforce strict obedience at the expense of freedom.

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Repression

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The action of bringing someone under control by force.

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Repressive

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(Especially of a social or political system) inhibiting or restraining personal freedom

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Sir Thomas More

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An English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman and noted Renaissance humanist; wrote Utopia, published in 1516, about the political system of an imaginary ideal island nation

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Social unrest

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Dissatisfaction or unhappiness in a society to the point of protests or riots

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Socialism

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A form of social organisation that believes all aspects of society should be owned and regulated by the country and government (community as a whole).

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Submissive

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Ready to conform to the authority or will of others; meekly obedient or passive

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Totalitarian

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A government that is centralized and requires complete subservience to the state

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Utilitarianism

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The doctrine that actions are right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority; and that the greatest happiness of the greater number should be the guiding principle of conduct.

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Utopia

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An imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect. The word was first used by Sir Thomas More.

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Utopian socialism

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Socialism established by the peaceful surrender of the means of production by the capitalists moved by moral persuasion.

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Warmonger

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A sovereign or political leader or activist who encourages or advocates aggression or warfare toward other nations or groups.