Context of The Giver by Gemma Milligan

Is there a correlation between the type of government a country has and its censorship policies? Explain. (Shia) Group 3

2025-01-23 03:16:16 UTC

Yes, censorship in many public works is controlled by the government as they want to hide certain content from their country due to whatever reason. For example, the Chinese government censors and suppresses lgbt content from the public, and even sent a BL author to jail for 10 years. This is one way to show that censorship policies and the government of a country are correlated. In China, most people of the lgbt community still don’t have their rights, and it’s clear that the Chinese government influences their people’s views on it. Douyin, a Chinese social media app also bans pro-lgbt content.

credits: https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/media-censorship-china

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_China

(Group 3 - Milin) Why censorship can be a good or bad thing ?

sg021210008 — 2025-01-23 03:18:18 UTC

The censorship debate is like a game of tug-of-war. Many proponents feel that there should be a boundary established on censorship regulations, such as when personal information is provided to the incorrect person for improper purpose, but some people think that people should have the ability to know private data as a fundamental right of speech.

credits - https://global.georgetown.edu/events/is-censorship-ever-necessary-or-justified

Divergent

sg024220056 — 2025-01-23 03:24:16 UTC

Divergent - is considered one of the first novels to come to mind when the word dystopian is heard. The word dystopian refers to world or place where injustice and suffering is found. Its movie adaptation portrays its dystopian nature just as well. The novel’s “dystopian” title can be seen in action when the population is divided into five factions: Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Dauntless, and Erudite. The population is also under the propaganda that they live in a perfect world. However, this can cause tension between factions and individuals who do not fit neatly within some factions. They are labeled as “Divergent”

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Written by Jayden - Find 2 dystopian films/novels

The Road

2025-01-23 03:28:48 UTC

The Road is a novel and movie portraying the by foot journey of a father and his young son towards the southern coast. Few months before the boy's birth, an apocalyptic event ended civilization and burnt the planetary ecology leaving a huge cloud covering the Earth. Although years have passed since the event, the son has never seen the sun, stars, moon or living plants and animals. With nothing left of civilization, survival is key and both father and son try to keep up with their lives as they reach coast. Unfortunately only one stays …

The novel and movie have a post-apocalyptic genre. The movie consists of violence, suffering of characters, a gloomy atmospheric condition, and shockingly inhumane cruelty making it a highly dystopian novel. With the genre of post-apocalypse Cormac McCarthy introduces concepts like cannibalism in her novel to give an utterly different prospect of the world. Readers are intrigued and yearn to discover the world with a new perspective in mind. McCarthy also adds emotions of immense sorrow and anguish throughout the story giving the novel an amplifying voice and sentimental touch.

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Rajashri-The Road(Summarize and write what makes it dystopian)

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https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/road/summary/

Sweet tooth

sg024230401 — 2025-01-23 03:28:59 UTC

Sweet Tooth is series TV show because it depicts a world where a virus has caused widespread chaos and suffering. The virus, known as the "Sick," has killed millions of people and left the survivors struggling to cope with the aftermath. In this world, Gus, a young boy who is half-deer, half-human, must navigate a dangerous and uncertain future.

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my role in my group is writing a description for sweet tooth and why it is dystopein

I got my information from the TV show

Hunger Games

sg024220056 — 2025-01-23 03:29:02 UTC

Hunger Games is a dystopian film and novel by Suzanne Collins. The word dystopian refers to world or place where injustice and suffering is found. This is portrayed in both versions of the tale as a lack of speech, freedom, and the constant reminder that they are always at risk of “The Reaping”.

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Written by Jayden - Find 2 dystopian films/novels

Station Eleven

2025-01-23 03:29:04 UTC

Station Eleven can be seen as a dystopian novel because it shows the collapse of modern society. Undone by a disease that shows the sides of both good and evil in a “post-apocalyptic” world that becomes a purge to the human race. The author writes the life of several characters before the deadly flu epidemic along with the 19 years that follow. Describing the fallen civilisation through different lenses of her characters. Occasionally jumping through time with flashbacks, the present, or time skips. Focusing much of the conflict based on each character’s trauma through their experiences. Showcasing the different takes each character has in facing something they know they can’t stop.

Cites: https://www.litcharts.com/lit/station-eleven/themes#:~:text=Station%20Eleven%20is%20a%20story,explore%20civilization%20through%20different%20lenses. - https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads/it-turns-away-from-despair-michael-greyeyes-on-why-he-s-championing-station-eleven-on-canada-reads-1.6794481#:~:text=Station%20Eleven%20is%20a%20dystopian,before%20and%20after%20the%20plague. - https://www.ipl.org/essay/Good-Vs-Evil-In-Station-Eleven-PCB73SUZT - https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/station-eleven/summary/ - https://www.dpublication.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11-9151-.pdf

Jiho- Definition of censorship

2025-01-24 04:20:35 UTC

The action of preventing part of a book, film, work of art, document, or other kind of communication from being seen or made available to the public, because it is considered to be offensive or detrimental, or because it contains information that someone wishes to keep secret, often for political reasons

Credits- https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/censorship

Other than communism and socialism, what are dystopian authors afraid of? (Hari Group 2)

2025-01-24 04:26:26 UTC

Other than communism and socialism, dystopian authors fear environmental collapses and government oppression, they also fear the overtaking of artificial intelligence, genetic engineering and the loss of humanity. These can be seen in films like The Matrix, Mad Max and The Metropolis.

^Credits-^{https://www.oxfordhomeschooling.co.uk/blog/societal-fear-in-dystopian-fiction/#:~:text=Dystopian%20narratives%20reflect%20societies'%20fear,we%20truly%20value%20in%20society.}

The Circle

2025-01-24 04:26:39 UTC

With increasing technological advances such as surveillance and the collection of personal data, there is a growing fear of the loss of personal freedoms and government oppression. Dystopian themes such as these explore fears of a world where personal privacy no longer exists and the truth is manipulated to create the illusion of a stable and secure society. The Circle by Dave Eggers highlights this through the exploration of a future where a powerful technology company surveys all aspects of everyday life, thereby rendering all people devoid of their own privacy.

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https://www.oxfordhomeschooling.co.uk/blog/societal-fear-in-dystopian-fiction/

If knowledge is powerful why doesn’t the whole world have access to all the information they want?

2025-01-24 04:27:10 UTC

There’s different perspectives to look at in this situation.

One can be because certain people lack opportunities and experiences, meaning they aren’t able to access the places where they can learn and gain knowledge. Either because of their background or their living conditions. Most information nowadays can be found online but some people aren’t rich enough to be able to afford a device like a computer on a tablet but the companies that produce this information can give out devices for free because they need to make profit. meaning they aren’t given the chance to develop their understanding of different things.
The other perspective could be the way different people define knowledge. Some people refer to knowledge as tactics and personal information and that the power comes from being able to manage the knowledge and information that they know. Hence some people decide to keep the little understanding that they have to themselves and not tell anyone so others don’t know either.
And lastly knowledge can be personal and too much knowledge can also be a bad thing. Like overthinking much? A lot of people who tend to have a high iq also overthink a lot, so imagine if you were so know everything and had access to all the information in the world, doesn’t that become dangerous? Plus our if 8 billion people in the world are you sure that none of them will use all the information they have for something wrong? Hence sometime some apps and knowledge sources don’t give all the information to everyone for the safety of others.

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1984

sg024240452 — 2025-01-26 11:46:11 UTC

1984 is a dystopian vision of the future where the freedom of the individual is made into conformity of society, thinking differently is rewarded with torture and people are monitored 24 hours a day. The main protagonist, Winston Smith, is presented as a flawed and rebellious individual trying to save the city from the controlling government called the Big Brothers.

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gemmamilligan1 — 2025-01-28 00:29:56 UTC

The fear of dystopian authors comes from many sources, such as climate change and artificial intelligence.

There are two types of future worlds that the authors write about. Fantasies that are written by their imagination and looking at the present and writing about what it would lead to.

From their novels, they are addressing cautiousness and vigilance of the future.

Abigail group 2

2025-01-28 02:35:37 UTC

The current examples of dystopian fears are; social movements, advocating for equity and justice are emerging,as more people recognize the inequities present in healthcare, education, and economic opportunities.