Assignment: Dystopian Literature Final Essay

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2023-12-07T20:33:36Z

Due: Mar 5, 2024 by 11:59pm

Dystopian Literature Essay

Choose one of the following prompts for your essay:

The Ethics of Violence

A new reality of life after civilization is violence.
Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of the humanities that provides a systematic viewpoint for defending, discussing, and dealing with what is morally right or wrong. The concept of ethics dates back to the dawn of civilization and the introduction of moral codes into societies. Ethics provides the means to analyze the ideals of good and evil in our own world as well as the fictional worlds.

Analyze the main characters of your book and at least one minor character's interaction with violence. Is their interaction with violence consistent to a moral code (Moral Absolutism)? Does it change based on the situation (Moral relativism) Do the rely on someone else to guide them (Epistemic Fallibilism)? Moreover, you will need to examine both the physical and the non-physical forms of violence. For example, blowing someone up with Semtex is a pretty obvious form of violence. Characters to who both experience racism or are racist are interacting with non-physical violence.

All of this analysis is needed to answer the question; is violence ever ethical?

One consistent trait of dystopian literature is the use of nonlinear plot structure. In the novel you read, analyze how the author uses nonlinear strategies to develop the theme of the novel. In your essay address the following:

Types of nonlinear plot structure being used

The purpose of this type of plot structure

How a simple chronological structure would have changed the impact on the story

The overall impact on the theme (which means you need to have a well thought out theme)

What kind of criticism the author was trying to create through their dystopian society (this may be part of your theme, in which case you don’t need separate commentary)

Control is a common topic in dystopian literature. Analyze how fear and propaganda is used to control society in dystopian literature. What parallels can you see in our current society today? In your essay address the following:

Specific examples of fear and propaganda from your novel

Specific examples of fear and propaganda from our own society (with sources cited)

What kind of criticism the author was trying to create through their dystopian society (this may be part of your theme, in which case you don’t need separate commentary)

Dystopian Literature Essay

Choose one of the following prompts for your essay:

The Ethics of Violence

A new reality of life after civilization is violence.
Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of the humanities that provides a systematic viewpoint for defending, discussing, and dealing with what is morally right or wrong. The concept of ethics dates back to the dawn of civilization and the introduction of moral codes into societies. Ethics provides the means to analyze the ideals of good and evil in our own world as well as the fictional worlds.

Analyze the main characters of your book and at least one minor character's interaction with violence. Is their interaction with violence consistent to a moral code (Moral Absolutism)? Does it change based on the situation (Moral relativism) Do the rely on someone else to guide them (Epistemic Fallibilism)? Moreover, you will need to examine both the physical and the non-physical forms of violence. For example, blowing someone up with Semtex is a pretty obvious form of violence. Characters to who both experience racism or are racist are interacting with non-physical violence.

All of this analysis is needed to answer the question; is violence ever ethical?

One consistent trait of dystopian literature is the use of nonlinear plot structure. In the novel you read, analyze how the author uses nonlinear strategies to develop the theme of the novel. In your essay address the following:

Types of nonlinear plot structure being used

The purpose of this type of plot structure

How a simple chronological structure would have changed the impact on the story

The overall impact on the theme (which means you need to have a well thought out theme)

What kind of criticism the author was trying to create through their dystopian society (this may be part of your theme, in which case you don’t need separate commentary)

Control is a common topic in dystopian literature. Analyze how fear and propaganda is used to control society in dystopian literature. What parallels can you see in our current society today? In your essay address the following:

Specific examples of fear and propaganda from your novel

Specific examples of fear and propaganda from our own society (with sources cited)

What kind of criticism the author was trying to create through their dystopian society (this may be part of your theme, in which case you don’t need separate commentary)