Damiya Walker The characters in my book that make my society a dystopia include Jenna and Liliy. Jenna has just woken up from an 8 month coma and she is basically made from scratch because of the accident that she has been in. In order to survive, her father used technology,that is way out of the year we are in, to help his daughter stay alive. Lily is the grandmother that seems to be odd. For example, she keeps a straight face all the time and doesnt like the new Jenna, (she doesnt like what jenna has become and likes what she was like before the accident that caused the coma), until towards the end of the book when both find out about Jenna's past.
Ayala: Some characteristics in my society that make it dystopian are, the whole town thinks that being pretty is the most important thing in one's life. At age 16, the Uglies get a life changing surgery to make them pretty. In this society, at age 9, you move out of the house with your parents, and into the side of the town for only the ugly people. When you turn pretty, that is when you get to live in New Pretty Town, where there newly pretties live. Pretties are technically allowed to visit Uglyville, but they don't because none of the pretties want to be seen associated with the ugly people.
Aaliyah, The characteristics in your book are kind of similar to mine. The people of my society are also divided. They don't associate with anyone out of their own faction. They wait until the 16 year olds choose where they want to go forever.
Eire The characteristics in your book are similar to mine. The people in this society are divided by cities. Each city is vastly different.For example one city Shreve doesn't let anyone have any privacy while another city Paz is based mostly on privacy. They are free to leave but most don't because they feel threatened by the first families.
Aaliyah The characteristics in my book that make it a dystopian society is that the factions are enemies to one another. If you are not in their faction they do not like you. Everyone stays separate into 5 different categories. The only time that they associate with one another is at aptitude testing. This is when everyone is tested on what faction that they should be in. However some choose otherwise.
Ayala: I agree with this because in my book, the town is separated into two places, Uglyville and New Pretty Town. An example is that pretties don't like the Uglies. When the main character, Tally, went to visit her best friend after his surgery, he said that they couldn't be friends until she got to turn pretty.
Riley Ewing- I agree that these requirements make a good dystopian society. Your book sounds very interesting. In my book people are judged by how formal they are, and how pretty they are, therefore they are somewhat separated. The more formal people do not like to interact with the less formal.
Sarah In my book, "1984", there is something like this. There are the people that basically rule the government, called the inner party, who are rich and live in luxury. There are party members, who work for the party and are middle class, and everyone else, called the "proles", who are the third class.
Tobin. I feel that what makes my book a dystopia is the fact that the people of ember where put under ground in a city that was supposed to last for about 200 years. There was a box that had the way out of the city that would only open when the time came. The 7th mayor lost this Box causing the city,after the time limit, to basically fall apart because they were running out of food and other supplys needed for a safe and healthy life.
I agree on how it it is a dystopian society because they were put under the ground. My question is why was the matchbox so important? Did it hold something to help in the feature?
Tobin. I feel that what makes my book a dystopia is the fact that the people of ember where put under ground in a city that was supposed to last for about 200 years. There was a box that had the way out of the city that would only open when the time came. The 7th mayor lost this Box causing the city,after the time limit, to basically fall apart because they were running out of food and other supplys needed for a safe and healthy life.
Gavin: In my book, kids and teens are supposed to be sent into a giant fight to the death on live TV, because of a big war, known as the Dark Days. People place bets on certain kids that might win, which is just messed up. The thing is, they do not know what the victors felt after the games.
Jesse: I agree that this makes a society dystopian, as im reading "The Hunger Games" in which kids at the age of 10 and up until 18 are randomly chosen to fight to the death in which only one can leave. like you say people bet, which in mine they can decide to sponsor and send supplies, which makes it totally unfair.
Tobin. I agree with how your book is a dystopia because sending kids into a fight to the death isn't okay.Though, I disagree with your opinion on the sponsors. I disagree because saying its unfair to sponsor is like saying that it's unfair that if you don't win a bet you loose you money. Other than that I over all agree with your opinion.
Andrew The characteristics in my book that make it dystopian is that the government controls everything and everyone. They force you to take a test when you are 10 and if you fail you get a bad school and job but if you do good you get a good school and job. So the test decides your fate.If you fail the test you live in one of the poor sectors and can usually not afford anything. Usually you die at your bad job or the plaque kills you. On the other hand the wealthy people live a good life and get to join the government.
Christopher I think that my book is similar to yours because in my book the "The Bar code Tattoo" the government usually doesn't care about what people think unless it's their own.Like in your book they make you take a test so the government is forcing you decide your own fate. But in my book they (Global-1 and government) require you to have a bar code tattoo but if you don't their secret organization, Tattoo Generation will torture you.
Christopher The characteristics of my book and the characters are probably similar to yours. In my book "The Bar Code Tattoo" the government and Global-1 (the superior force) are trying to make it illegal to not have a bar code. The bar code is basically your I.D, drivers license and your credit card at the same time. Global-1 kind of own the entire world knowing that they own all the food.Global-1's characteristics are selfish blackmailers that don't care about others just there ruling of the world and being higher than everybody. These are my reasons to why my book is dystopian and their efforts to manipulate everyone to getting the bar code.
Andrew The characteristics in my book that make it dystopian is that the government controls everything and everyone. They force you to take a test when you are 10 and if you fail you get a bad school and job but if you do good you get a good school and job. So the test decides your fate.If you fail the test you live in one of the poor sectors and can usually not afford anything. Usually you die at your bad job or the plaque kills you. On the other hand the wealthy people live a good life and get to join the government.
Jesse My book "The Hunger Games" has 12 districts which are forced to do a separate job for each district. (farming mining, etc.) Each district is enclosed by a large electrified fence. This keeps the inhabitant from leaving. there are lots of punishments for small things, like being whipped for eatng crops that you've grown in district eleven, or leaving the fence. The people in a place called the capitol, live in wealth, while places like district 1 and 2 live normal lives, while districts like 11 and 12 barely get enough to eat. For these reasons this is a dystopian society.
Gavin: As I also read the Hunger Games, I say that you are right about this being dystopian. However, you forgot the part of the "Hunger Games", that was caused by the uprising of North America. But still, I think you are right about most parts.
Sarah My book, "1984", is about a society in the future that is considered "perfect" by its citizens. I think this is one of the main characteristics of dystopian novels, as the citizens are kind of brainwashed into thinking the same way about things. With this comes flaws, and as "1984" follows a man named Winston through his journey of finding out some secrets about the society, the reader will begin to really see this. This is an important thing, too, in these societies, that secrets of imperfection and oppression be kept from its citizens.
The story you are using is definitely dystopian. The government controlling and brainwashing their people is messed up. Keeping governmental secrets from your citizens isa good example of dystopia, too.
Hank In my book,"The Drowned Cities", is about two poor citizens of the Drowned Cities, which is deep in a civil war. The army is recruiting those strong enough, and getting rid of those who aren't. They torture and kill for information, breeding animals built for war, and doing whatever they can to remain in power.People are dying everywhere, and Mahlia has to do all she can to stay alive.
Damiya The characters that make my book a dystopian is Scythe Faraday. Scythes are citizens of a society that kill people to keep the population under control. He has just assigned a girl named Citra and a boy named Rowan to be his assistants in doing these awful things to people. Scythes get special treatment and everyone is scared of them. Both kids do not want to play this role in the killing of people.
Damiya Walker
ReplyDeleteThe characters in my book that make my society a dystopia include Jenna and Liliy. Jenna has just woken up from an 8 month coma and she is basically made from scratch because of the accident that she has been in. In order to survive, her father used technology,that is way out of the year we are in, to help his daughter stay alive. Lily is the grandmother that seems to be odd. For example, she keeps a straight face all the time and doesnt like the new Jenna, (she doesnt like what jenna has become and likes what she was like before the accident that caused the coma), until towards the end of the book when both find out about Jenna's past.
Ayala: Some characteristics in my society that make it dystopian are, the whole town thinks that being pretty is the most important thing in one's life. At age 16, the Uglies get a life changing surgery to make them pretty. In this society, at age 9, you move out of the house with your parents, and into the side of the town for only the ugly people. When you turn pretty, that is when you get to live in New Pretty Town, where there newly pretties live. Pretties are technically allowed to visit Uglyville, but they don't because none of the pretties want to be seen associated with the ugly people.
ReplyDeleteAaliyah,
DeleteThe characteristics in your book are kind of similar to mine. The people of my society are also divided. They don't associate with anyone out of their own faction. They wait until the 16 year olds choose where they want to go forever.
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DeleteEire
DeleteThe characteristics in your book are similar to mine. The people in this society are divided by cities. Each city is vastly different.For example one city Shreve doesn't let anyone have any privacy while another city Paz is based mostly on privacy. They are free to leave but most don't because they feel threatened by the first families.
Aaliyah
ReplyDeleteThe characteristics in my book that make it a dystopian society is that the factions are enemies to one another. If you are not in their faction they do not like you. Everyone stays separate into 5 different categories. The only time that they associate with one another is at aptitude testing. This is when everyone is tested on what faction that they should be in. However some choose otherwise.
Ayala: I agree with this because in my book, the town is separated into two places, Uglyville and New Pretty Town. An example is that pretties don't like the Uglies. When the main character, Tally, went to visit her best friend after his surgery, he said that they couldn't be friends until she got to turn pretty.
DeleteRiley Ewing- I agree that these requirements make a good dystopian society. Your book sounds very interesting. In my book people are judged by how formal they are, and how pretty they are, therefore they are somewhat separated. The more formal people do not like to interact with the less formal.
DeleteSarah
DeleteIn my book, "1984", there is something like this. There are the people that basically rule the government, called the inner party, who are rich and live in luxury. There are party members, who work for the party and are middle class, and everyone else, called the "proles", who are the third class.
Tobin. I feel that what makes my book a dystopia is the fact that the people of ember where put under ground in a city that was supposed to last for about 200 years. There was a box that had the way out of the city that would only open when the time came. The 7th mayor lost this Box causing the city,after the time limit, to basically fall apart because they were running out of food and other supplys needed for a safe and healthy life.
ReplyDeleteI agree on how it it is a dystopian society because they were put under the ground. My question is why was the matchbox so important? Did it hold something to help in the feature?
DeleteBrooklee- I agree on how it was a dystopian society. They were put under ground. My boo is similar, they were locked in a city though.
DeleteTobin. I feel that what makes my book a dystopia is the fact that the people of ember where put under ground in a city that was supposed to last for about 200 years. There was a box that had the way out of the city that would only open when the time came. The 7th mayor lost this Box causing the city,after the time limit, to basically fall apart because they were running out of food and other supplys needed for a safe and healthy life.
ReplyDeleteGavin: In my book, kids and teens are supposed to be sent into a giant fight to the death on live TV, because of a big war, known as the Dark Days. People place bets on certain kids that might win, which is just messed up. The thing is, they do not know what the victors felt after the games.
ReplyDeleteJesse: I agree that this makes a society dystopian, as im reading "The Hunger Games" in which kids at the age of 10 and up until 18 are randomly chosen to fight to the death in which only one can leave. like you say people bet, which in mine they can decide to sponsor and send supplies, which makes it totally unfair.
DeleteTobin. I agree with how your book is a dystopia because sending kids into a fight to the death isn't okay.Though, I disagree with your opinion on the sponsors. I disagree because saying its unfair to sponsor is like saying that it's unfair that if you don't win a bet you loose you money. Other than that I over all agree with your opinion.
DeleteDaela- Sending people to fight to the death for live TV is wrong, very dystopian. Has your book told you why yet?
DeleteAndrew
ReplyDeleteThe characteristics in my book that make it dystopian is that the government controls everything and everyone. They force you to take a test when you are 10 and if you fail you get a bad school and job but if you do good you get a good school and job. So the test decides your fate.If you fail the test you live in one of the poor sectors and can usually not afford anything. Usually you die at your bad job or the plaque kills you. On the other hand the wealthy people live a good life and get to join the government.
Christopher
DeleteI think that my book is similar to yours because in my book the "The Bar code Tattoo" the government usually doesn't care about what people think unless it's their own.Like in your book they make you take a test so the government is forcing you decide your own fate. But in my book they (Global-1 and government) require you to have a bar code tattoo but if you don't their secret organization, Tattoo Generation will torture you.
Christopher
ReplyDeleteThe characteristics of my book and the characters are probably
similar to yours. In my book "The Bar Code Tattoo" the government and Global-1 (the superior force) are trying to make it illegal to not have a bar code. The bar code is basically your I.D, drivers license and your credit card at the same time. Global-1 kind of own the entire world knowing that they own all the food.Global-1's characteristics are selfish blackmailers that don't care about others just there ruling of the world and being higher than everybody. These are my reasons to why my book is dystopian and their efforts to manipulate everyone to getting the bar code.
Andrew
ReplyDeleteThe characteristics in my book that make it dystopian is that the government controls everything and everyone. They force you to take a test when you are 10 and if you fail you get a bad school and job but if you do good you get a good school and job. So the test decides your fate.If you fail the test you live in one of the poor sectors and can usually not afford anything. Usually you die at your bad job or the plaque kills you. On the other hand the wealthy people live a good life and get to join the government.
Jesse
ReplyDeleteMy book "The Hunger Games" has 12 districts which are forced to do a separate job for each district. (farming mining, etc.) Each district is enclosed by a large electrified fence. This keeps the inhabitant from leaving. there are lots of punishments for small things, like being whipped for eatng crops that you've grown in district eleven, or leaving the fence. The people in a place called the capitol, live in wealth, while places like district 1 and 2 live normal lives, while districts like 11 and 12 barely get enough to eat. For these reasons this is a dystopian society.
Gavin: As I also read the Hunger Games, I say that you are right about this being dystopian. However, you forgot the part of the "Hunger Games", that was caused by the uprising of North America. But still, I think you are right about most parts.
DeleteSarah
ReplyDeleteMy book, "1984", is about a society in the future that is considered "perfect" by its citizens. I think this is one of the main characteristics of dystopian novels, as the citizens are kind of brainwashed into thinking the same way about things. With this comes flaws, and as "1984" follows a man named Winston through his journey of finding out some secrets about the society, the reader will begin to really see this. This is an important thing, too, in these societies, that secrets of imperfection and oppression be kept from its citizens.
The story you are using is definitely dystopian. The government controlling and brainwashing their people is messed up. Keeping governmental secrets from your citizens isa good example of dystopia, too.
DeleteHank
ReplyDeleteIn my book,"The Drowned Cities", is about two poor citizens of the Drowned Cities, which is deep in a civil war. The army is recruiting those strong enough, and getting rid of those who aren't. They torture and kill for information, breeding animals built for war, and doing whatever they can to remain in power.People are dying everywhere, and Mahlia has to do all she can to stay alive.
Damiya
ReplyDeleteThe characters that make my book a dystopian is Scythe Faraday. Scythes are citizens of a society that kill people to keep the population under control. He has just assigned a girl named Citra and a boy named Rowan to be his assistants in doing these awful things to people. Scythes get special treatment and everyone is scared of them. Both kids do not want to play this role in the killing of people.