Dystopias in

literature & film

1984 by George Ockwell
Shows the worst possible Used by the author to
future for humanity warn readers Opposite of an Utopia

Dystopia

It has a totalitarian
1984 shows a declining People don't have
government that
society freedom of thought,
controls and oppresses
speech, or actions
people
Adaptations
A total of 5 adaptations have been made from the
original book that was released in 1949.
2 released films released in 1956 and 1984
1 opera by Lorin Maazel
1 stage adaptation by Michael Gene
Sullivan
1 unreleased movie set to release this year
 Other classic
dystopian stories
1 Farenheit 451: future american society, masses are hedonistic and reading is outlawed

Riddley Walker: A nuclear war devastated all the civilizations. Tells the story of young
2 Riddley.

Idiocracy: A comedy that portrays how marketing, commercialism, cultural anti-intellectualism,

3 and dysgenic pressure have consumed a future society and turned people into idiots

Logan's Run: dystopian society in which overpopulation and overconsumption have

4 been solved by killing everyone that reaches a certain age.

The Handmaid's Tale: Characterized by themes of woman subjugation, and a totalitarian

5 christian theocracy.

The giver: Pain and strife have been eliminated from people's lives and is replaced by
6 "sameness" that takes away depth and emotion from their lives.