Utopia and dystopia

By: Zacharia, Mixo, Paul

Dystopia definition :

An imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad. Typically degraded by

environmental problems or an oppressive government

Essential question How does dystopian art and

literature influence dystopia real life?

What are the dystopian controls? Corporate controls: one or more large corporations controlling the society

Bureaucratic control: Society is controlled by a thoughtless bureaucracy.

Technological control: society is controlled by technology and scientific means.

philosophical/religious controls: Usually the society is controlled by dictatorship or theocratic government.

Utopia definition

An imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect. A place of perfection mostly in laws, government, and

social conditions.

Essential question

How does utopian art and literature influence utopia in real life?

WHAT ARE THE Utopian controls?

Ecological utopias: A world where there is a natural balance of environment and people.

Economical utopias: Everybody works and for their dream job.No money and goods for all.

Political utopias: Where everybody lives in political and perfect harmony.

Religious utopias: can be separated in two concepts. The first utopia is all religions have agreed to abolish all beliefs and have accepted science as life. The other one is all religions come together to follow one religion.

Scientific utopias: are set in the future, where the highest science and technology standards provide citizens with incredible living standards.

Essential answers Dystopian and utopian literature affects people by teaching them, by connecting and applying ideas from the text to the real world, entertaining them and even inspiring them to take action in life. According to the Gulf News, literature has "shaped civilisations, changed political systems and have exposed injustice." Literature also helps people understand other path walks of life.

The art and literature also helps people see problems that their world faces or thinks it's excelling at so it can be fixed but also not destroy something already working.

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