Review of a loooooooooooong TIME ago.
Centuries ago we have talked about dystopian
und utopian aspects especially in our novel ‘The Hunger Games-Catching Fire’ by
Suzanne Collins. Of course we all read the book and some of us already watched
the movie. Before that we had to discuss what a utopian and a dystopian society
is with references to the novel. First I want to define the two terms.
Dystopia: A dystopia is a community or
society that is in some important way undesirable or frightening. It is the opposite
of a utopia. Such societies appear in many works, particularly in
stories set in a future. Dystopias are often characterized by dehumanization, totalitarian
governments, environmental disaster, or other characteristics
associated with a cataclysmic decline (katastrophischer Abfall) in society.
Elements of dystopias may vary from environmental to political and social
issues.
Utopia: A utopia is a community or
society possessing highly desirable or perfect qualities. The word was coined
in Greek by Sir Thomas More for his 1516 book Utopia, describing a
fictional island society in the Atlantic Ocean. The term has been used to
describe both intentional communities that attempt to create an ideal society,
and imagined societies portrayed in fiction. It has spawned (vermehren) other
concepts, most prominently dystopia.
We compared them and searched for other
examples with a dystopian or utopian background.
-> results:
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Dystopia
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Utopia
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Brave
New World
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Imagine
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The
Island
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Total
Recall
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In
Time
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The
Hunger Games
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When we watched the first part of ‘The Hunger
Games-The Tribute Of Panem’ we also have to take notes for dystopian und
utopian aspects.
-> RESULTS:
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Dystopia
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Utopia
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Sister
of K. is afraid to be the tribute
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Capitol
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Spontaneous picking
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Fight
to the death
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People
freak out (Rue’s dead)
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Last
scene (Katniss, Peeta, Cato)
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