https://padlet.com/rebeccarudquist/hqfb1dmtd6vt Describe where there is "control" within your dystopian novel. Then, comment on at least one other post by describing a connection between your novels and supporting your idea with a specific example. en-us 2018-04-17 13:57:46 UTC 2025-12-20 04:48:37 UTC hello@padlet.com rebeccarudquist https://padlet.com/rebeccarudquist/hqfb1dmtd6vt/wish/252579378 In the novel Delirium by Lauren Oliver, the government and society is really oppressive and controlling. From a young age, kids are taught that love is a disease, and they are given rules upon rules (upon rules) that keep them away from love. For example, the protagonist Lena abides by a curfew and is not allowed to be in the same place as a boy by herself. She also believes that a fluttering heart is a sign of the disease that she has to suppress!]]> 2018-04-17 14:04:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarudquist/hqfb1dmtd6vt/wish/252579378 https://padlet.com/rebeccarudquist/hqfb1dmtd6vt/wish/252705720 In my book Unwind by Neal Shusterman, the goverment is pretty much incontrol. The parnets that have kids make this desicion to unwind their kids between the age 13-18 years old if they have reached full potential or aren't to their standards. Also some kids are born into being unwind. An unwind is where you get our organs harvested and some person that needs that organ will get your organd. An example is that the protagonist Conner is not to his parents standards because he ditches class and doesn't follow the rules. Also he doesn't do good in school his grades are bad and he doesn't try.]]> 2018-04-17 17:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarudquist/hqfb1dmtd6vt/wish/252705720 https://padlet.com/rebeccarudquist/hqfb1dmtd6vt/wish/252705863 In the book maze runner an organization brain washed the people that they sent into the glade. The organization also controls the maze that surrounds the glade, and they control what is sent up to the glade. The organization also can kind of dictate what happens in the maze with the grevers that they made. The perfect world of the people got destroyed when their memory got erased and was sent into the glade, and now they have to work together to get out of the huge maze.]]> 2018-04-17 17:57:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarudquist/hqfb1dmtd6vt/wish/252705863 https://padlet.com/rebeccarudquist/hqfb1dmtd6vt/wish/252705989 In the book The Knife of Never Letting go by Patrick Ness, the government (lead by the Mayor) is really controlling. At the beginning of the book a war started and wiped out all the women in the town. From there that is when the government took control of every men living in the town. The government gave the people in the town a "germ" which is called "the noise". If anyone trys to escape from the noise the government will be there first ones to find you. For example, Todd and his dog Manchee (the main character) escaped the town of Prentisstown because he was in trouble, and the government in on a chase to find him  and his dog. ]]> 2018-04-17 17:57:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarudquist/hqfb1dmtd6vt/wish/252705989 tastephans https://padlet.com/rebeccarudquist/hqfb1dmtd6vt/wish/252706000 In my book Delirium by Lauren Oliver, there is a government and they choose who you can love and be loved by. When you are young you are told and taught that love is a disease. You get cured with surgery you have a scare on your neck for the rest of your life. The uncured have a curfew at 9 and the uncured don't have a certain time. When you are out passed your curfew you have consequences. The uncured cant be in the same place alone with other uncured. ]]> 2018-04-17 17:57:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarudquist/hqfb1dmtd6vt/wish/252706000 Allison_Thompson3 https://padlet.com/rebeccarudquist/hqfb1dmtd6vt/wish/252706027 In the book Unwind by Neal Shusterman, the government and society control the people. The government makes the parents choose if they want to "unwind" their kids between the ages 13-18. The society somewhat controls that because if their kids are not up to the standards or they can't handle them anymore, the parents are influenced in that way to make their decisions. The unwinding process is where the children are not killed, but instead have their organs taken out of them for better purposes, so they can live on. Connor, Lev, and Risa are protagonists that are in the process of being unwound, but they are now on the run.]]> 2018-04-17 17:57:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarudquist/hqfb1dmtd6vt/wish/252706027 bponto https://padlet.com/rebeccarudquist/hqfb1dmtd6vt/wish/252706032 In the book Feed by MT Anderson people have a microchip placed in their brains which gives them access to the internet through their minds. With that being so people are being "controlled" in the sense that the corporations are able to monitor and completely decide what people buy. The government also seems to have a lot of control on what people are able to see on the feed. With people having access to the internet 24/7 they start to become ignorant, spoiled, self-centered, and greedy to the point where they are easily manipulated. There are also physical defects that appear every once in a while on the head of a person that has access to the feed.]]> 2018-04-17 17:57:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarudquist/hqfb1dmtd6vt/wish/252706032 ebanitt https://padlet.com/rebeccarudquist/hqfb1dmtd6vt/wish/252706043 In my book Unwind by Neal Shusterman, the government has set laws that make abortion illegal. However, if you don't want your child then after it is born you can what they call "stork" your child. Storking is when you set your baby on someones door step and now that baby is legally theirs. Now that person has to keep the baby but if they don't want them then they can unwind them. Unwinding is taking all the organs and parts of the body to other people who need it. You can sign your child to get unwind when their in between the ages 13 and 18. The government has brainwashed society, so now everyone thinks this is a normal thing. For example one of the protagonists, Lev, he was born a tithe, which is when you are born to be an unwound. His parents signed a paper for him to get unwound and he is in 8th grade. So he knew sense he was born that he wouldn't live to see high school and this was completely normal to him and to the whole society. ]]> 2018-04-17 17:57:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarudquist/hqfb1dmtd6vt/wish/252706043 kreynolds16 https://padlet.com/rebeccarudquist/hqfb1dmtd6vt/wish/252706380 In my book The Selection by Kiera Cass, in my book it is controlled by the government and it is controlled idealistically. From the time children are born they are put into a "cast" based on their families history. If you're a One then you're royal and you have better things than anyone else and you have control over the whole country. If you're an Eight then you're counted as homeless. It is controlled by the government because the Ones are technically the government because they make the rules. It is idealistically run because it is off of everyones mind set. Everyone thinks of people as how much they make or what their job is that's why they are put into castes. For example, the main character, America, is put into the selection to become the next Princess of Illea. The royals are the ones who chose who gets to be in the selection. Everyone else has to wait for the results. If you get chosen to be in the selection your caste number goes up. ]]> 2018-04-17 17:58:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarudquist/hqfb1dmtd6vt/wish/252706380 ItsJustRylee https://padlet.com/rebeccarudquist/hqfb1dmtd6vt/wish/252706852 In my book Farhenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, people are controlled by the government. They are taught that books are bad to read and are illegal to have. Fires are set to the houses of who have books. The main character Guy Montag is a firemen who lights houses on fire. However he soon becomes curious of books but he thinks that something is wrong with him. The government has tried program everyone that books are pointless and evil.]]> 2018-04-17 17:59:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarudquist/hqfb1dmtd6vt/wish/252706852 nbushman https://padlet.com/rebeccarudquist/hqfb1dmtd6vt/wish/252706953 In my book The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, the government is in control of 12 districts that the citizens live in. Punishment is very severe for any rules broken, and rules are very strict. The Hunger Games, a fight to the death between kids, is held to remind people that the government is in control. The protagonist, Katniss Everdeen, is chosen to compete in the games.]]> 2018-04-17 17:59:20 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarudquist/hqfb1dmtd6vt/wish/252706953 https://padlet.com/rebeccarudquist/hqfb1dmtd6vt/wish/252708641 In my book the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, the government is controlling twelve districts that the people live in. The Hunger Games are a fight to the death, between kids. The games are held in a clear dome, simulating a real world. The rules are also very strict. It is 
to remind them that the government is in control. ]]> 2018-04-17 18:02:20 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarudquist/hqfb1dmtd6vt/wish/252708641 https://padlet.com/rebeccarudquist/hqfb1dmtd6vt/wish/252709387 In my book the City of Ember by Jeannie DuPrau the city is controlled by the Mayor. He makes all of the big decisions, but doesn’t realize that the city need help. The citys lights are slowly going out and if they burn out it will be complete darkness. No one will be able to find there way through the town, and they are also running out of supplies. The city is dumbed, but not for long two kids are figuring out that there is a problem and that they need to do something to save there city from total darkness.

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