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Utopia

Utopia. The ideal/dream world Utopia means “no place” in Greek and resembles the Greek term for “good place” eutopia Early work of utopia is from Plato’s (Greek philosopher) Republic. Dystopia. The “nightmare” world of the future

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Utopia

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  1. Utopia • The ideal/dream world • Utopia means “no place” in Greek and resembles the Greek term for “good place” eutopia • Early work of utopia is from Plato’s (Greek philosopher) Republic

  2. Dystopia • The “nightmare” world of the future • Dystopias serve as warnings of modern trends in society…(too much of a good thing?) • Makes people think about the world they’re presently in and to see how distorted their perception of happiness is.

  3. Development of Science Fiction after World War II • Many parts of the world lived a nightmare/dystopia during the war • Question: What had society learned? Will anything change? • Science fiction writers made predictions about society after the lessons of world wars and the economic depression.

  4. Think about It … • What makes you HAPPY? • What’s one thing you COULDN’T live without today?

  5. Dystopia/Utopia Response From Bradbury’s history explain the top 3 events that have impacted his futuristic society into a dystopia (pages 51-57).

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