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| Dark City |
Reading requirement: Minimum two books from Dystopia
Reading List. One must be a book from a series you have not previously. The
second may be a re-read or from a series in which you have previously read a
book (though the second may also be a new read). You are free to read more than
two books and then choose the two you’d most like to read about.
This essay
will have three parts. Each part should have multiple paragraphs.
Please
include a title and heading on your paper. Use 1.5 line-spacing and size 14
Calibri font.
Each section
of the essay must include one quote directly from one of the books (three
quotes total minimum). You must quote from both books. Please record the page
number the quote comes from.
A. Define
the concept of dystopias. How and why are they formed? What are common
characteristics of dystopias? How do dystopias differ from utopias? Explain why
the societies in your two books/series are considered dystopias.
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| Gattaca |
B. Describe
the relationship between the individual and society in your two books/series.
What happens to the individual in a dystopia? Is the disappearance of the
individual a bad thing? What problems are avoided when people conform? What new
problems does conformity create? How important is it for people to have
choices? Use examples from the books to illustrate your answers to these
questions.
C. Which
book/series do you think has the strongest message? What is that message? Why
is this message important to you? How does this message relate to the society
in which you live? What is the message in the second book? What makes this
message less strong and resonant? Use examples from the books to illustrate
your answers to these questions.
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| Blade Runner |
Tuesday,
January 13: Reading Completed
Monday,
January 19: Part A due
Friday,
January 23: Part B due
Thursday,
January 29: Part C due
