Understanding Dystopian Literature

 
Using the sites below, answer the following questions – you may read the information
and copy parts for re-reading but you may not copy-paste directly, you should
compose (write) your own answers for this task using your own words as far as
possible.
On your slides put key words/ideas and speak to the class
 

1. What is Utopia?
2. Define Dystopia.
3. Define censorship.
4. What are the characteristics of Dystopia?
5. What is the function of Dystopia?
6. What is Narrative and how did it come about?
7. What is the function of Narrative in literature?
8. What is Characterization?
9. Name different types of characterization.

Think of concrete examples from your own reading.

10. What is the function of characterization?

11. What is Point of View?
12. Note some examples.
13. What is its function?
14. What is propaganda in literature?
15. What purpose does it serve?
16. What is a protagonist?
17. What can we expect in a dystopian protagonist?
18. Name and describe 6 important elements in Dystopian Literature.

 
https://literarydevices.net
http://www.jochenenglish.de/misc/dystopian_fiction_ddat.html
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson926/
DefinitionCharacteristics.pdf
https://www.novelpublicity.com/2016/12/six-important-elements-of-dystopian-
fiction/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopian_and_dystopian_fiction
https://eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com/393691.html