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“HARRISON BERGERON” AND DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE

“HARRISON BERGERON” AND DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE. What is science fiction?. Science fiction is a genre, or style of literature that deals with imaginary or less realistic content. Time takes place in the future or historical past that contradicts what happened in history

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“HARRISON BERGERON” AND DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE

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  1. “HARRISON BERGERON” AND DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE

  2. What is science fiction? • Science fiction is a genre, or style of literature that deals with imaginary or less realistic content. • Time takes place in the future or historical past that contradicts what happened in history • Setting is normally in outer space or other world • Characters can include aliens, mutants, or other unnatural creatures • There are often political and social systems that are different from the current

  3. What is dystopia? • Dystopia is a society in a repressive and controlled state • Coercion • Police state • Pessimistic views of the government • There is often a protagonist who leads a resistance to overturn government

  4. Backstory—a war, revolution, or disaster that shifts to new, often disturbing norms • Hero wants to overturn social order • Hero creates conflict with the representative of dystopia • Climax: hero tries to or manages to destroy dystopia

  5. Satire • Shames individuals and society into improvement • Offers constructive social criticism • HB was written in 1961 • What was taking place in America during this time?

  6. Quick Review of Plot Structure

  7. Questions • What parts of “Harrison Bergeron” are consistent with science fiction? • What parts of “Harrison Bergeron” are consistent with dystopia literature? • What parts of “Harrison Bergeron" are consistent with satire?

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