Utopia vs.

Dystopia

AN IDEALLY _______________ PLACE, AN IMPRACTICAL

IDEALISTIC SCHEME

Utopia

Varieties of Utopia

Ecological Utopia_______________ UtopiaPolitical Utopia_______________UtopiaScience and Technology Utopia

Ecological Utopia

A traditional way of life that is more in ______________ with nature.

An organic way of life

Economic Utopia

an ________ distribution of goods, frequently with the total abolition of__________, and citizens only doing work which they enjoy and which is for the common________, leaving them with ample time for the cultivation of the arts and sciences.

Political Utopia

World_________, Global OnenessEveryone getting along regardless of

________, culture, political _________.A world without ________.

Religious Utopia

HarmonyPeaceUnderstanding______________________

Science and Technology Utopia

Set in the _______________Utopian Living Standards: absence of death

and suffering, changes in human nature and the human condition (Star Trek)

DystopiaAn imaginary place or state in which the condition of life is ____________ bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or____________.

Varieties of Dystopia

SocietySocial GroupsNaturePoliticsEconomics

Society

Examples: Class System People referred to as ____________ rather than names People are cloned so there are several of the same

people, they are uniform and lose individuality (Brave New World)

People required to “not excel” and lose their competence

Social Groups

Examples: Concept of ________________ under attack Concept of families no longer exists

Nature

Examples: Settings of dystopias are frequently______________ Separate all characters from any contact with

___________ People are conditioned to be afraid of nature

Politics

Examples: Governing class is hedonistic or ______________ Negative consequences, ________________ Pessimistic views of governing class – brutal, uncaring

Economics

Examples: Black markets for goods that are _______________ to get Governing class _______________ everything Big businesses have control and are_____________

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Utopia Dystopia

Equality of all people Classes, caste system

Optimistic, upbeat Pessimistic, downbeat

Democracy Regime

Equal and advancing education

Propaganda

No money, equal distribution of goods

Rich and poor people, no middle class

Fair system of punishment

Unfair and excessive punishment

Happy, harmonic families

Unfortunate, unlucky people

Utopia Vs. Dystopia