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1984
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Well, if this book doesn't make you want to tape over your laptop camera, we don't know what will.

1984 and V for Vendetta
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Imagine a world in which all literature was dystopian. Okay, so we may be getting to that point, 1984 and V for Vendetta helped start it all.

1984 Summary
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By the end of this video, you will be brainwashed. There's nothing you can do about it; we just wanted to let you know. We like to think we're bigg...

Brave New World
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Brave New World is supposed be an exciting book about a negative utopia and the corrupt powers of authority. So where’s the big car chase? What's...

Lord of the Flies
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Are humans civilized, or are we just savages waiting to come out? William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies tackles that question.

The Giver, The Defenders, and Blade Runner
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Would you rather have no memories or think you could be on equal standing with robots? And no, when it comes to dystopian literature, "I refuse bot...

The Handmaid's Tale
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This video discusses Margaret Atwood’s novel The Handmaid’s Tale, set in a negative utopia in which women have no control over the government o...

The Handmaid's Tale, Brave New World, Gattaca
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We like having rights, and we like not being genetically engineered or altered. Check out this video on three dystopian works to see why you simply...

The Hunger Games and Battle Royale
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What makes battles to the death even more exciting? Having kids involved! Wait, maybe that wasn't the direction we really wanted to take there…

The Hunger Games: Reality TV Gone Wrong
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It’s so upsetting when there's nothing good on TV. No celebrities dancing with trained professionals. No debonair bachelors handing out roses. No...

The Road: Where the Walking Dead Go on Vacation
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Funny; we always feel like zombies after a weekend at Disneyland, too. Running from ride to ride from eight to midnight can really wear you down.

Utopias Becoming Dystopias
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This video defines utopias and dystopias, and investigates how a utopia might become a dystopia. Can a seemingly perfect world actually be a dystop...

Dystopian Literature 14 The Time Machine
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What was life like during the writing of The Time Machine? What was Social Darwinism? Bet you weren't expecting that to be the follow-up question,...

Dystopian Literature 15 Eloi and Morlocks
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Eloi and Morlocks...sounds like something out of Dungeons and Dragons. So...what are they? Or...who are they? Let's watch and find out.

Dystopian Literature 16 Time Machine Dystopia
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How is the world created in The Time Machine considered a dystopia? And have you ever considered that if time travel is eventually invented, l...

Dystopian Literature 13 Utopian Religion
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What's the deal with religion in utopias? And why did we start this video description like Jerry Seinfeld? And why are we suddenly craving soup...?

Dystopian Literature 17 Orwell's 1984
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What inspired George Orwell to write 1984? Spoiler alert: it wasn't a fear of rats. 

Dystopian Literature 19 1984 Keywords
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Who is Big Brother? What is Newspeak? What is doublethink? We hope you don't get these wrong...Big Brother is watching. 

Dystopian Literature 18 1984 Politics
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Does 1984 reference any real world politics? We think it would've been cute had Big Brother played a sax, à la Bill Clinton, but no one asked us.

Dystopian Literature 12 Utopian War
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What stance does Utopia take on acts of war? What about acts of Shakespeare plays? Or random acts of kindness? This video will answer at least one...

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