A Dystopia is an undesirable society faced with oppression. A common theme I have noticed throughout the dystopian films, books, and articles we have studied has been oppression. After reading Young’s five faces of oppression, the specific elements of oppression became more evident. I believe it is actually a key Continue reading
I don’t believe that it is crucial to keep imagining things can get better for them to get better. With this mindset, one would never be satisfied. This would lead to a never-ending cycle of “trying to reach utopia”. How will we ever know that we have reached this? This Continue reading
Battle royale shows a dystopia for high school students. A group of young teenagers are taken away from their daily lives to be placed in a competition. They are told they are going on a field trip but end up being knocked out and held against their will. This is Continue reading
I feel like it may seem that the least dystopian government would most likely be utilitarianism. This kind of government aims for the greater good of the majority of society. Although the may not satisfy everyone, it meets the needs of most. Which seems to be the best idea, or Continue reading
I do believe that there are traces of ur-fascism today. I also believe that it is so ingrained in our lives, it may be hard for us to identify. It is normalized and accepted too commonly. As stated in the reading, there only has to be one characteristic present. I Continue reading
Sigmund Freud explains that civilization has led to the diminishing of freedom and liberty. Also, the government is essentially repressive to human nature. I believe that Freud is right in his belief because governments were created to control our lives. Politics has to do with a large majority of how Continue reading
Many forms of oppression still exist in America today. Iris Young explains that 5 main forms of oppression are exploitation, marginalization, powerlessness, cultural imperialism, and violence. Although I feel like each of these is present in America today, I will discuss examples of exploitation and cultural imperialism. Exploitation has been Continue reading
A dystopia is a fictional situation where people are facing inhumane life circumstances. A dystopia can sometimes be post-apocalyptic but, the two words are not used interchangeably. Something that comes to mind when I think of dystopia is the movie ‘in time’. In this movie, time is currency. The amount Continue reading
