Term 3 English Flashcards
Utopia
An imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect. A place, state, or condition that is ideally perfect in respect of politics, laws, customs, and conditions. Comes from Greek words and means “no place”.
Characteristics of Utopia areas (list atleast 5)
Futuristic
Flying cars/transport
Fashionable people
Tall buildings
High-tech transport
Things hovering
Holograms
High-tech
Very good/unique architecture
Dystopia
An imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad, typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded one. Through a worst-case scenario, Dystopias make a criticism about a current trend, societal norm, or political statement.
Characteristics of a Dystopian Society (list atleast 5)
Propoganda
Information, independent thoughts, and freedom are restricted
A figurehead or concept is worshipped by the society (eg. capital and its people in hunger games)
Citizens are perceived to be under constant surveillance
Fear of outside world
Citizens live in a dehumanized state
They society is an illusion of a perfect Utopian world
How does the protagonist feel in a Dystopia?
They often feel trapped and is struggling to escape
Questions the political systems
Feels something is wrong with the society
Is the Hunger games a Dystopia or a Utopia and why using a characteristic from the selected type
The hunger games is a Dystopia as …… answers vary…….
An example however can be because of the figurehead or concept that is worshipped by the society which is the capital and its people who are worshipped as greater by the districts, whether the districts like them or not
Chapter 1
Setting - District twelve, the Meadow, the woods, the square
Important things that happened - Reaping and Hunger Games introduced and the Reaping takes place with Primrose being selected for the females
Chapter 2
Setting - Square, District 12, and a flashback set outside of the bakery
Important things that happened - Katniss volunteered for Primrose as she bravely stepped up (it wasn’t that brave as she was about to cry and was nervous), Peeta Mellark was chosen on the boys side, he was told to be one of the sons of the baker and he had two brothers and a flashback happened where he gave bread to a starving, hungry Katniss Everdeen and also the three finger symbol is shown by the crowd to Katniss
Chapter 3
Setting - Justice Building, in a car, in a train and the trains station
Important things that happened - Prim, the Mother, Marge, Gale, and Peeta’s dad (baker) visit her in the Justice Building. They say their goodbyes and advice to her and Peeta’s dad says thanks and Marge gives Katniss a mockingjay pin to represent her district as one thing is allowed. They go from the car to the train station and hop on the trains where they eat supper and Effie Trinket tries to lighten the mood and Haymitch is there, drunk
