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Thinking back to the aspects of the Hero's Journey that we studied during the Odyssey,  What are some of the elements that are also utilized in your novel and with your protagonist?

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What theme topics are you seeing in your novel? Explain a bit how your protagonist is reacting to these topics.

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A type of dystopian control I've seen is religious control. The Path is a religious group, following in the way of Nathan Hill. They don't say much about Nathan Hill in the book through how much I've read, but he must of had a good sense to get people to follow him. Cal doesn't like the control, so that's why he tried to escape in the beginning of the book. We see this in our world. An example that comes to mind is the KKK, or other cults. A person like Nathan Hill that comes to mind is Jim Jones.

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A theme topic I've seen in my book is betrayal. Cal tries to escape with his brother James from The Path. They try to do this because, Cal shot his partner, because he went to strike a dog that bit him. Cal is feeding the dogs in the pens so they will be quiet, but James has already informed HQ on what James has done. This causes Cal to grab James, put him in the escape truck, and speed away from The Path.
Pg. 43 "He was starting to swing when I lifted the gun and pulled the trigger.
Pg. 51 "I told them it was an accident."

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What aspects of Dystopian control is being presented in your novel? How are the characters handling them? Do any of these aspects of Dystopian Control resemble conditions happening in our world today?

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What are the common ideas taking place in your novel? In what ways do the common ideas effect your characters choices or actions?

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What social commentary do you think your author was making with this novel?  What is the author saying or warning about today's world?

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Describe the main character of your story. Include both physical traits and personality characteristics. Do you like/dislike this character? Why? Include one quote from the novel to describe your character.  Include the page number you find the quote on.

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What and how are your protagonist resisting? Is he/she experiencing success or roadblocks, and how is the success or roadblocks being handled?

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What aspects of the Dystopian society are found in your novel?  What statement is the author trying to make by utilizing that particular aspect?  What is the change that your character/s are attempting to bring about?  Do you think they will be successful and if so, will the change bring what they hope?

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In what ways has your protagonist changed and evolved?

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Describe the setting of your Dystopian novel.  Is it similar to anywhere you have visited, viewed, read about, heard about?

Example:
I am at the very beginning of 1984. The setting comes across as very urban and somewhat cold and desolate. I do not get the idea that it is winter. Rather, the descriptions lead me to think of an area that is bleak and lacking of trees, flowers, nature. The desolate description could also be more of the character's feelings toward the world he lives in.
pg. 5 "Outside, even through the window pane, the world looked cold."
pg. 6 "Down the street, little eddies of wind were whirling dust and torn paper into spirals, and though the sun was shining and the sky a harsh blue, there seemed to be no color in anything except the posters that were plastered everywhere."
As I am just at the beginning of the novel, I am not sure if the setting described is true for the entire world or just that city and/or group.

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It is June 2026 and the United States of America, has a war on its own grounds. The setting comes across as war time and in the desert.  Pg. 4, "One of or patrols found you out in the desert and brought you here." Pg. 4, "The Army of The Glorious Path". It sounds like to me that it is almost like America fighting over in Iraq currently. A war torn country, that have armies fighting in the middle of the desert. Most stories have a good guy and bad guy, and from what I've read so far, The Glorious Path, is the bad guy. I'm only about thirty pages into my book, but I think this is only a certain part of the U.S were my character is at.

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In the Dystopian Elements handout, there are six examples of conflicts the protagonist/main character might got through.  These are not the only conflicts the character might encounter, but just a start.  Identify at least one internal conflict your main character is experiencing.
Example:
At the beginning of 1984, Winston, the protagonist, is feeling trapped.  There is a great deal of describing the Big Brother posters and how the eyes seemed to follow people.  In the apartment, Winston also is very deliberate about having his back to the telescreen or having his facial expression set before turning so the telescreen could "see" him and what he was doing. The layout of his apartment was described, but not with furniture, but as to what areas of the apartment could not be observed by the telescreen.
I also see Winston taking a stand against the establishment. Ignorance is valued and thinking as an individual is considered a crime. Winston buys a journal - illegally and goes to great lengths to find an old pen with which to write in the journal. Just writing/keeping a journal or diary is a punishable act, yet he goes to great lengths to begin to do so and in an area of the apartment that the telescreen cannot "see". This journal, I believe, is going to be an important aspect of Winston's journey.