Characteristics of dystopian society:
Propaganda used to control citizens
Independent thought/ freedom restricted
A worshiped figurehead
Citizens under surveillance
fear of outside world
Living in dehumanized state
Natural world is banished and disturbed
There are also types of Dystopian control such as:
Corporate- One or more large corporation controls society through products, advertising or some other form of purchasable item and or idea.
Bureaucratic- Society is controlled via mindless bureaucracy through tangle of red tape.
Technological- Society controlled by technology via computers/ robots.
Philosophical/ religious- Society controlled by a certain ideology often controlled via a dictator.
Dystopian protagonist:
Often trapped and struggling to escape
Questions social and political systems
Believes something is wrong with society
helps the audience to recognize this
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