Merry Dystopian Novels by Collin Merry https://padlet.com/22collin_merry/Dystopian Made with hopes of discovery en-us 2019-05-07 15:07:41 UTC 2026-03-06 22:17:43 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f526.png Dystopian Protagonist: 22collin_merry https://padlet.com/22collin_merry/Dystopian/wish/357663924 In what ways has your protagonist changed and evolved?

When the book first started out he was shocked that he was real and that he'd been a computer program the whole time. He didn't know what to do but then an agent who is part of the VNS went to the apartment and said he should find his friends.]]> 2019-05-07 15:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/22collin_merry/Dystopian/wish/357663924 Goals/Purposes of Writing: 22collin_merry https://padlet.com/22collin_merry/Dystopian/wish/357663945 What social commentary do you think your author was making with this novel?  What is the author saying or warning about today's world?

What social commentary I think the author was saying is that technology is good thing and it should be used for enjoyment but it also has problems and can cause disasters. I think the author is trying tell us that someday our world could be controlled by a computer by artificial intelligence.

]]> 2019-05-07 15:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/22collin_merry/Dystopian/wish/357663945 Dystopian Society: 22collin_merry https://padlet.com/22collin_merry/Dystopian/wish/357663962 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?

In my dystopian society the crazy tangent Kaine is trying to take over not only the VirtNet but also the world by making other tangents into humans. 

The author is trying to make the statement that even though he's just a computer he can be anywhere and everywhere. 

The character are trying to seek him out and find him so they can destroy him once and for all and bring back what he took. 

I think the characters will be successful in what they're trying to do. The change will bring what they hope for but it wont be quite the same. 

]]> 2019-05-07 15:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/22collin_merry/Dystopian/wish/357663962 Hero's Journey: 22collin_merry https://padlet.com/22collin_merry/Dystopian/wish/357663974 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?

Micheal said he wanted to kill Kaine himself he was taking charge. Even though Micheal wanted to do things on his own he knew he needed his friends help to do it. They used codes to help them sneak around without being seen. 

]]> 2019-05-07 15:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/22collin_merry/Dystopian/wish/357663974 Rebellion: 22collin_merry https://padlet.com/22collin_merry/Dystopian/wish/357663987 What and how are your protagonist resisting? Is he/she experiencing success or roadblocks, and how is the success or roadblocks being handled?

There has been many roadblocks starting off with Sarah's parents getting taken. Then when they were going to the cop shop they flew a hover car into the side of a building. Then they ended up getting two police officers killed. They needed to talk to the VNS but the VNS wouldn't talk to them. So they went to the VNS headquarters in Atlanta. They were told what to do but then they were drugged and instead of doing it in the VirtNet they did it in the real world. Now there sitting in jail. 
 ]]> 2019-05-07 15:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/22collin_merry/Dystopian/wish/357663987 Common Ideas: 22collin_merry https://padlet.com/22collin_merry/Dystopian/wish/357663996 What are the common ideas taking place in your novel? In what ways do the common ideas effect your characters choices or actions? 

When they got picked up for supposedly kid napping Sarah's parents even though she didn't but the police think she had something to do with it. They were in a hover car and Micheal makes the cop fall out of his seat and starts wrestling with the cop. They crash into a skyscraper even though they didn't mean to. 

]]> 2019-05-07 15:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/22collin_merry/Dystopian/wish/357663996 Protagonist / Main Character 22collin_merry https://padlet.com/22collin_merry/Dystopian/wish/357664005 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.

Micheal who used to be a tangent who got turned into a human is very witty he knows how to code. He can get past military security even. He got put into a human body called Jackson Porter and now Micheal is Jackson. 

]]> 2019-05-07 15:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/22collin_merry/Dystopian/wish/357664005 Theme topics 22collin_merry https://padlet.com/22collin_merry/Dystopian/wish/357664012 What theme topics are you seeing in your novel?  Explain a bit how your protagonist is reacting to these topics.

Some of the theme topics are: Friendship- Micheal has learned that he needs his friends more than anything. Another one is War- Micheal and his friends are at war with Kaine and want to get rid of him once and for all. ]]> 2019-05-07 15:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/22collin_merry/Dystopian/wish/357664012 Dystopian Controls: 22collin_merry https://padlet.com/22collin_merry/Dystopian/wish/357664019 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?

Kaine pretty much owns the VirtNet but he hacked his way. so then the VNS (who created the VirtNet and protects it) hired Micheal to stop Kaine from going any further with his plans. In our world today there isn't much like this but there could be in the future. ]]> 2019-05-07 15:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/22collin_merry/Dystopian/wish/357664019 Dystopian Protagonist 22collin_merry https://padlet.com/22collin_merry/Dystopian/wish/357664024 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.

My main character is Micheal but Sarah and Bryson are big characters to. Micheal was a "tangent" or a computer programmed to act real like artificial intelligence. The twist is that he's not real hes part of a game but he thinks hes a real person. Now he really is a real human because there is a guy named Kaine who is also a tangent and he downloaded Micheal's brain into a real humans body. 

]]> 2019-05-07 15:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/22collin_merry/Dystopian/wish/357664024 Setting: 22collin_merry https://padlet.com/22collin_merry/Dystopian/wish/357664030 Describe the setting of your Dystopian novel.  Is it similar to anywhere you have visited, viewed, read about, heard about?

The setting of my book takes place in big cities mainly Atlanta Georgia. The only big city I've been to would probably be Des Moines, that's probably the biggest. It also takes place in a virtual world.]]> 2019-05-07 15:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/22collin_merry/Dystopian/wish/357664030