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Elements of dystopian fiction in the novel

Elements of dystopian fiction in the novel

In the previous learning activity, you learned about the Elements of Dystopian fiction,
including: The Role of Government, Propaganda & Censorship, Oppressive Setting and
Individual Voice. In this Guided Reading Activity, you will apply this learning to your
dystopian novel.

Refer back to your notes from learning activity 4.1 if you need to refresh your memory.

Government Control

What are the characteristics of the government in your novel? Support your choice of
characteristics with specific examples and page references in the chart below.

Characteristic Characteristic Characteristic

totalitarian dictatorship contorling munipulitve

Example Example Example

The reaping system is unfair,
with the poor getting the
worst of it.
the persident contorls how
each disrict is run and no
one can vote againts him
You become eligible for the
reaping the day you turn twelve. -
this shows that even children
have to partisapet
You can opt to add your name more
times in exchange for tesserae. Each
tessera is worth a meager years
supply of grain and oil for one person.
You may do this for each of your
family members as well.
this shows how the use the game to
expulot the poor into selling themselve
off to survive

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Propaganda Control

How is propaganda being used in your novel to How is censorship being used to control belief,
change perception and opinion? thought, and opinion?

Example Example

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Oppressive Setting

In what way(s) is the setting of In what way(s) is the setting of In what way(s) is the setting of
the novel similar to the world the novel unlike the world we the novel oppressive? Unsafe?
we live in today? live in today? Threatening?

Example Example Example

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Individual Voice

Is there any character who stands against the How does the stand he/she takes have an
status quo of society? In what way(s) does impact on his/her society? Explain.
he/she take a stand?

Example Example

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