https://padlet.com/kbcreel/2qh1gjtocgdlzw6d Common themes in dystopian literature and how they connect to Scythe. en-us 2021-03-03 06:29:09 UTC 2021-03-03 07:35:14 UTC hello@padlet.com kbcreel https://padlet.com/kbcreel/2qh1gjtocgdlzw6d/wish/1262280365 Government control is a common theme is dystopian literature. Within Scythe we learn that the thunderhead has effectively replaced all human governments, however just because they aren't under the control of a human government doesn't mean that the thunderhead doesn't represent another form of all consuming control.]]> 2021-03-03 06:33:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kbcreel/2qh1gjtocgdlzw6d/wish/1262280365 kbcreel https://padlet.com/kbcreel/2qh1gjtocgdlzw6d/wish/1262326201 Survival is a major part of Scythe. Without the natural deaths of the mortal age scythes are now the only threat of permanent death. Rather than fighting to stay alive Scythe gives us world in which mortality isn't a concern until the death bringers are at their door. ]]> 2021-03-03 06:51:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kbcreel/2qh1gjtocgdlzw6d/wish/1262326201 kbcreel https://padlet.com/kbcreel/2qh1gjtocgdlzw6d/wish/1262340655 I think that because the lives of people in the post mortality age are so perfect that all they have to do is maintain the norm the loss of individualism is there however it's a much more positive consequence than many dystopian novels. Because of their isolation from the masses the scythes seem to be the only people capable of being a unique individual. ]]> 2021-03-03 06:56:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kbcreel/2qh1gjtocgdlzw6d/wish/1262340655 kbcreel https://padlet.com/kbcreel/2qh1gjtocgdlzw6d/wish/1262380366 The entire reason that scythes exist is to act as population control. Because humans are essentially immortal there became a need to trim the population in order to ensure that the planet could sustain them. Citra's mother is synthesizing expert meaning that humanity is now able to produce foods and other goods without causing catastrophic damage to the earths resources. ]]> 2021-03-03 07:10:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kbcreel/2qh1gjtocgdlzw6d/wish/1262380366 kbcreel https://padlet.com/kbcreel/2qh1gjtocgdlzw6d/wish/1262402822 In todays day and age the news is regularly filled with cryptic messages of impending doom, partially because there is a grain of truth in them but mostly because negativity sells. By being allowed to indulge in the most morbid and negative what ifs' young adults can experience a story featuring characters who face challenges very different than those they naturally experience. These novels also show how young people are able to make change and take charge of their worlds. ]]> 2021-03-03 07:17:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kbcreel/2qh1gjtocgdlzw6d/wish/1262402822