https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian Made with hopes of discovery en-us 2019-05-07 19:07:59 UTC 2023-03-24 03:21:19 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f526.png 22kylie_anderson https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/357792151 In what ways has your protagonist changed and evolved?]]> 2019-05-07 19:07:59 UTC https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/357792151 22kylie_anderson https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/357792153 What social commentary do you think your author was making with this novel?  What is the author saying or warning about today's world?]]> 2019-05-07 19:07:59 UTC https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/357792153 22kylie_anderson https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/357792155 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?]]> 2019-05-07 19:07:59 UTC https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/357792155 22kylie_anderson https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/357792157 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?]]> 2019-05-07 19:07:59 UTC https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/357792157 22kylie_anderson https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/357792161 What and how are your protagonist resisting? Is he/she experiencing success or roadblocks, and how is the success or roadblocks being handled?]]> 2019-05-07 19:07:59 UTC https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/357792161 22kylie_anderson https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/357792164 What are the common ideas taking place in your novel? In what ways do the common ideas effect your characters choices or actions? ]]> 2019-05-07 19:07:59 UTC https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/357792164 22kylie_anderson https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/357792166 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.

]]> 2019-05-07 19:07:59 UTC https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/357792166 22kylie_anderson https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/357792169 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?]]> 2019-05-07 19:07:59 UTC https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/357792169 22kylie_anderson https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/357792170 What theme topics are you seeing in your novel? Explain a bit how your protagonist is reacting to these topics.]]> 2019-05-07 19:07:59 UTC https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/357792170 22kylie_anderson https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/357792174 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.]]> 2019-05-07 19:07:59 UTC https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/357792174 22kylie_anderson https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/357792177 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.]]> 2019-05-07 19:07:59 UTC https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/357792177 22kylie_anderson https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/357860272 2019-05-08 00:12:31 UTC https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/357860272 22kylie_anderson https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/357860761 In my novel I am about one third in. So far I know that the story takes place in Portland Maine. I can conclude that it is about mid May at this moment. 
pg. 1, It states, "I'm scheduled to have my procedure in exactly ninety-five days, on September 3. My birthday." Doing the math for this, that would make today May 31st. I also know that this sounds about like the right day because they just graduated. 
pg. 105 "The air coming in the window doesn't make me feel better. It's even hotter outside." allows we to understand that it is a hot and humid day outside, in the month of May. From what I understand, the whole United States is included in this dystopia. There is however, a fence there the so called "Wilds" are kept away from this society. Inside the fence, all the houses are uniform and neatly alike. ]]> 2019-05-08 00:15:00 UTC https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/357860761 22kylie_anderson https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/357892078 The main character in my book named Lena feels trapped in the shadow of her mother. Lena's best friend Hana stated, "You're nothing like her. And you're not going to end up like her. You don't have it in you." Even though Hana doesn't believe that Lena won't be like her mother, Lena still feels as if she is bound to be like her. Lena feels as if the disease runs in her blood. ]]> 2019-05-08 02:49:28 UTC https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/357892078 22kylie_anderson https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/358648925 In my novel I am seeing bureaucratic control. The society is being controlled by the government and patrol. 
pg. 79 "Groups of regulators-both volunteer citizens and the actual regulators employed by the government-patrol the streets every night, looking for uncureds breaking curfew, checking the streets and houses for unapproved activity." Lena has lived here her whole life and understands that the government is doing everything for their own good. However, there are some people of the society who believe this is terribly wrong. The curfew thing is a common thing in our world today. Other than that, we are pretty free.]]> 2019-05-09 19:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/358648925 22kylie_anderson https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/358659525 The theme topics that seem the most obvious to me are betrayal and rebellion. 
pg. 167 "No way to avoid evaluation unless you lie. No way to avoid the procedure unless you lie. You must lie."
Lena trusted this boy named Alex with her family secret. He told her that he was cured, but in fact he was not cured. He was not even a resident of the society. He was a wild. Alex lied to Lena and he betrayed her. He dishonored her trust. She was also experiencing rebellion. She was in a lake with a boy! Lena knew it wasn't safe, but she was being rebellious against the laws and regulations. ]]> 2019-05-09 20:11:58 UTC https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/358659525 22kylie_anderson https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/358712486 Lena is a very easy going kind of girl. She is more of the tom-boy type as well.
pg. 15 "I don't like makeup, have never been interested in clothes or lip gloss."
pg.15 "I have eyes that aren't green or brown, but a muddle. I'm not thin, but not fat either. They only thing you could definitely say about me is this: I'm short."
Lena is a very kind hearted person, who always follows the rules. She is an amazing friend and is all about her family. Lena isn't extremely smart, but yet not dumb either. Lena is not very optimistic, but she would never show it.]]> 2019-05-10 00:45:51 UTC https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/358712486 22kylie_anderson https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/359716357 The common ideas taking place in my novel are powerlessness and questioning. 
pg. 108 "This is our last chance, Lena. Our last chance to do anything. Our last chance to choose."
Hana (Lena's best friend) is trying to show her that their society has no choice of anything after they are cured. Hana is trying to open Lena's eyes, and explain how something isn't right. Lena has it so grained in her mind that this is the way it is supposed to be. So far Lena still believes that the laws are right and that nothing needs to change.]]> 2019-05-14 01:20:49 UTC https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/359716357 22kylie_anderson https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/359719134 Hana decided to go to this music party, past her curfew. She is sick and tired of all these rules being made for her about what time she has to be home and what kind of music she can and can't be listening to. This party also happens to contain a multitude of uncureds and possibly invalids. This is the second one of these music parties she has attended. I don't know yet because I'm not far enough in my book, but I think the party may have gotten raided. I believe this because normally the town has a scheduled raid from the government and people in charge. Well on this particular night, the raiders weren't scheduled to come. 
pg. 201 "This is a raid. Please do as you are commanded and do not try and resist..." 
I believe that the party may have gotten caught, and that is what sent these raiders to come into attack to assure no houses were suspicious. ]]> 2019-05-14 01:34:03 UTC https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/359719134 22kylie_anderson https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/361062408 2019-05-17 05:01:28 UTC https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/361062408 22kylie_anderson https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/361062801 One aspect that applies to both the odyssey and my novel is that conformity is good and that individuality is bad. 
pg. 110 "And you can't go on being so scared all the time."
I think this really showed how that if you stick to the large group you don't have to be worried, but if you branch off you are all alone. In the Odyssey it was also better for all of the God's and people to follow under the higher up people and to work together rather than individually. 
"]]> 2019-05-17 05:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/361062801 22kylie_anderson https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/361064744 One aspect is that the citizens have a fear of the outside world. Everyone inside believes that the wilds are terrible people. They also believe that the fence they have surrounding them is keeping them out. 
pg. 259 "He admits he and the other Invalids have found a way to get in and out of the Wilds."
There is now wilds in the society and they don't even know it. Now that Alex has told Lena this, she has a little spark of hope to go there and visit his home.

]]> 2019-05-17 05:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/361064744 22kylie_anderson https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/361998231 Lena has stepped so far out of her comfort zone. Alex has showed her his view on the world and where he lives. She is now adventuring out and owes all the thanks to Alex.She feels as if she belongs in this world, somewhere, somehow.
pg. 287 "Alex. I know I belong with Alex." This is a big step for her because before she was never even allowed to talk to boys outside of her family. Also, since she has gotten to be so close with Alex, Lena has begun to question everything she thought she used to know. ]]> 2019-05-21 04:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/361998231 22kylie_anderson https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/362001186 I believe that Lauren Oliver (author of my novel) used the fight for individuality throughout this novel. It is about a society where everyone does the same thing and follows the same rules. The society is a very clicky place. Everyone has their small groups where they all are practically the same. Once Lena learns about the Invalids she is in a battle of individuality as well as many others. It gets to the point where Lena just wants to run away, just to get away from this place. 
pg. 374 "I want to run away with you. To the Wilds."
Lena just wants to be different and away from all the lies. The author is trying to tell us that it's okay to be different. Don't be like everyone else. ]]> 2019-05-21 05:02:41 UTC https://padlet.com/22kylie_anderson/Dystopian/wish/362001186