In my own words, Iâd say dystopia happens merely in books, movies, etc., for now at least. Itâs a fictional place where no one is happy, just living the life because itâs a ânormâ to them, canât do anything about it because theyâre more than likely controlled.
Iâd use the Hunger Games as an example to refer to dystopia. Everyone was controlled by the strict government. They were frightened of the day that had to pick for the games, they were scared of their neighbors, it wasnât a very peaceful place to be. Everyone still participates in the meetings because thatâs what they are told to do but throughout the whole time there theyâre in deep fear of getting called. Itâs kids fighting for their lives until the last one is standing. How is this a happy place? Itâs not at all, this is why iâd say this is a dystopia.
Although this is just a movie, the way theyâre controlled by the totalitarian government is pretty scary. With all the books and movies that are being written, you never know whatâll ever happen in the world. In my definition I mentioned how itâs not happening in real life yet, but the way things are now I wouldnât be surprised if it ever happened in the far future. How? I donât really know because this wouldnât be an imaginary place, itâd be real life. Maybe because itâs ârealâ to us, itâll seem imaginary because itâll all seem so fake. That goes back to how I said the people in the books and movies just live their lives like that because thatâs what theyâre used to, there is no escaping what theyâve already been put in to. I feel like all these fictional writings are just a little prediction for things that may just happen one of these days.