Utopia

vs.
Dystopia

DAY 1
What is utopia?

REMEMBER TO
TAKE NOTES

Utopia
An ideally perfect place, an
impractical idealistic scheme

Varieties of Utopia
Ecological Utopia
Economic Utopia
Political Utopia
Religious Utopia
Science and Technology Utopia

Ecological Utopia
A traditional way of life that is more in harmony with

nature.
An organic way of life

Economic Utopia
an equal distribution of goods,

frequently with the total abolition

of money, and citizens only doing
work which they enjoy and which is
for the common good, leaving them
with ample time for the cultivation
of the arts and sciences.

Political Utopia
World Peace, Global Oneness
Everyone getting along regardless of race, culture,

political beliefs.
A world without war.

Religious Utopia
Harmony
Peace
Understanding
Enlightenment

Science and Technology Utopia

Set in the future
Utopian Living Standards: absence of death and

suffering, changes in human nature and the human

condition (Star Trek)

SONGS ABOUT UTOPIA

LISTEN TO THE FOLLOWING SONGS AND

THINK ABOUT THE FOLLOWING:

DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS FORM OF UTOPIA?

REMEMBER TO TALK AS A CLASS!

Utopic Songs
DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS FORM OF UTOPIA?

One Love by Mr. Marley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWBrlnlKeqE&nohtml5=Fals
e
Imagine by Mr. Lennon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwUGSYDKUxU&nohtml5=F
alse
Island in the Sun by Weezer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFrD03O3u2I&nohtml5=Fal
se

DO NOW: Complete PART 2

Brainstorm about your own utopia on Part 2 of your

booklet.

DO NOW: WRITE
Complete PART 3

Day 2
Begin Watching The Island
Watch The Island Up until MINUTE _____

Dystopia
An imaginary place or state

in which the condition of life

is extremely bad, as from
deprivation, oppression, or
terror.

Types of Dystopian Control

Corporate control
Bureaucratic control
Technological control
Pholosophical/religious control

Corporate Control
One or more large corporations control society

through products, advertising, and/or the media.

Examples include Minority Report and Running
Man.

Bureaucratic Control
Society is controlled by a mindless bureaucracy

through a tangle of red tape, relentless regulations,

and incompetent government officials. Examples in
film include Brazil.

Technological Control
Society is controlled by technologythrough

computers, robots, and/or scientific means.

Examples include The Matrix, The Terminator, and
I, Robot.

Philosophical/Religious Control
Society is controlled by philosophical or religious

ideology often enforced through a dictatorship or

theocratic government.

Characteristics The Dystopian Protagonist

often feels trapped and is struggling to escape.
questions the existing social and political systems.
believes or feels that something is terribly wrong

with the society in which he

or she lives.
helps the audience recognizes the negative aspects of
the dystopian world
through his or her perspective.

Continue Watching The Island