Themes of Dystopian Novels by Evan Snyder https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac It's a grim world after all. en-us 2021-03-03 00:54:30 UTC 2026-03-14 12:12:49 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f307.png In Dystopian Novels there is usually large extreme government control. Examples: 3vansnyder https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261416782 The Capitol in The Hunger Games.
Big Brother in 1984.]]> 2021-03-03 01:00:22 UTC https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261416782 In Scythe there are two "governments" in control. The Scythe, and the Thunderhead. 3vansnyder https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261422685 The Scythe govern how people will die while the Thunderhead govern how people will live.]]> 2021-03-03 01:02:18 UTC https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261422685 3vansnyder https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261431228 "The greatest achievement of the human race was not conquering death. It was ending government."- From the gleaning journal of H.S. Curie.

]]> 2021-03-03 01:04:56 UTC https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261431228 Dystopian novels always take place in the future, some times near future or in the far distant future. Technology advances during that time. 3vansnyder https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261435351 How new technologies are used or miss used is a often a theme.]]> 2021-03-03 01:06:10 UTC https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261435351 Function in YA lit 3vansnyder https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261438177 Young adults are just beginning to question their roles in society. They YA protagonist in dystopian literature often has a role in question the leadership and may bring about some sort of societal change. Young Adults may beginning to question just how far the system they grew up under is. ]]> 2021-03-03 01:07:01 UTC https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261438177 In Scythe we see medical technology being used to extend peoples lives and the Thunderhead containing all of humanities knowledge. 3vansnyder https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261449555 2021-03-03 01:10:33 UTC https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261449555 3vansnyder https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261454266 2021-03-03 01:12:03 UTC https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261454266 Function in YA lit 3vansnyder https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261454559 Inspiring young people to think about technological advancement can be exciting. Asking what could be next while also warning about potential down fall.]]> 2021-03-03 01:12:08 UTC https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261454559 There are often a group of people that are being hunted in Dystopian novel 3vansnyder https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261457347 The why may vary by novel.
Examples:
The champions in The Hunger Games.
The boys in Lord of the Flies]]> 2021-03-03 01:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261457347 In Scythe the Scythe choose who will die 3vansnyder https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261468361 The Scythe determine when a person will die. This is viewed as a noble thing in the novel. But is it?]]> 2021-03-03 01:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261468361 Function in YA lit 3vansnyder https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261472889 Life can feel like a struggle for survival especially for young adults. It is very relatable to ask yourself how would you survive in the world]]> 2021-03-03 01:17:23 UTC https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261472889 People are often either made to be as similar as possible or they may be grouped and divided in ways that stifle how an individual may act. 3vansnyder https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261479243 Examples:
The society in The Giver.
The Factions in Divergent.]]> 2021-03-03 01:19:20 UTC https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261479243 In Scythe people are free to do what they want but if they begin to think or feel things too strongly the Thunderhead steps in and uses nanobots to adjust their mood. 3vansnyder https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261483536 2021-03-03 01:20:38 UTC https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261483536 Function in YA Lit 3vansnyder https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261487308 Young adults are discovering who they are.  In some novels various factions provide a sense of identity.  Almost all millennials could tell you their Hogwarts house for example.  While others may find factions confining and look to find a way to individualize themselves from others.  How an individual identifies is a big struggle for young adults.]]> 2021-03-03 01:21:45 UTC https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261487308 3vansnyder https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261488065 "Immortality has turned us all into cartoons."-From the gleaning journal of H.S. Curie.]]> 2021-03-03 01:21:59 UTC https://padlet.com/3vansnyder/ebq4943wyjhac1ac/wish/1261488065