The Ear, the Eye and the Arm
This is a book by Nancy Farmer. It is Dystopian Literature. It is set in Africa and is set in the future. It is about three kids that have escaped and are now trying to go back home from where they escaped because they miss their home and their parents.
The Lottery
The Lottery is set in a dystopian society. It has many of the elements of a dystopian society.
1. Propaganda
Yes Mr.Warner keeps telling everyone it is an important tradition.
2. No
3. Yes- the Lottery
4. No
5. Yes- nervous that other villages might give up the lottery
6. Yes- Very willing to stone a neighbor or family member to death
7. No
8. Yes- everyone has the same attitude about the lottery
9. Yes- no one disagrees about the lottery.
10. Yes- this village seems friendly and neighborly UNTIL you find out about the lottery
11. Yes- The title is ironic- usually lotteries are something you want to win. -Tessie protests but she is not protesting the lottery. When she says "It's not fair" She means it's not that she was chosen.
1. Propaganda
Yes Mr.Warner keeps telling everyone it is an important tradition.
2. No
3. Yes- the Lottery
4. No
5. Yes- nervous that other villages might give up the lottery
6. Yes- Very willing to stone a neighbor or family member to death
7. No
8. Yes- everyone has the same attitude about the lottery
9. Yes- no one disagrees about the lottery.
10. Yes- this village seems friendly and neighborly UNTIL you find out about the lottery
11. Yes- The title is ironic- usually lotteries are something you want to win. -Tessie protests but she is not protesting the lottery. When she says "It's not fair" She means it's not that she was chosen.
Harrison Bergeron
Harrison Bergeron is set in a dystopian society.
1. Yes: people have handicaps to control thoughts and more
2. Yes: handicaps control thoughts
3. Yes: Diana Moon Glompers
4. Yes: had cameras everywhere
5. No: they are in the outside world
6. Yes: don't completely have emotions because they forget
7. Yes: not all people can be themselves
8. Yes: people are forced to be equal
9. Yes: people have to be equal
10. Yes: almost everyone has the illusion that the world is perfect, but it's not
11. Yes: Harrison said things weren't right, but he said he will be emporor
1. Yes: people have handicaps to control thoughts and more
2. Yes: handicaps control thoughts
3. Yes: Diana Moon Glompers
4. Yes: had cameras everywhere
5. No: they are in the outside world
6. Yes: don't completely have emotions because they forget
7. Yes: not all people can be themselves
8. Yes: people are forced to be equal
9. Yes: people have to be equal
10. Yes: almost everyone has the illusion that the world is perfect, but it's not
11. Yes: Harrison said things weren't right, but he said he will be emporor
Comparison #1
So far we have studied three dystopian societies in "Harrison Bergeron," "The Lottery," and now in The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm.
What three elements of dystopian societies do these three share? Explain with examples.
"Harrison Bergeron"
1. Citizens live in a dehumanized state: The people that are smart have to wear ear pieces that make loud noises so that they are not thinking to hard and being to smart so that they are equal with the less smart people.
2. The natural world is banished or disturbed: The natural world is disturbed because the people don't have a choice to be their natural self. If they are not smart they stay that way. If you are smart you are forced to change with all kinds of different gadgets and things.
3. Includes many ironies: There are many ironies in this story and one of them are that Harrison said things weren't right, but he said he will be the Emperor.
"The Lottery"
1. Citizens live in a dehumanized state: The towns people have to think about who they will have to kill next and if it will be them. One person from the town will be chosen to be stoned to death once every year.
2. The natural world is banished or disturbed: The natural world is disturbed because the people don't care if they have to kill a person once a year.
3. Includes many ironies: An irony in this story was when Tessie doesn't care who is chosen to die until she is chosen.
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm
1. Citizens live in a dehumanized state: Some cities and other places do not have any laws. For example people can shoot each other and not really get in trouble with the law.
2. The natural world is banished or disturbed: In some houses and places there are not any actual live animals. There are robotic animals.
3. Includes many ironies: General Matsika has so much power, yet he can't find his own children.
What three elements of dystopian societies do these three share? Explain with examples.
"Harrison Bergeron"
1. Citizens live in a dehumanized state: The people that are smart have to wear ear pieces that make loud noises so that they are not thinking to hard and being to smart so that they are equal with the less smart people.
2. The natural world is banished or disturbed: The natural world is disturbed because the people don't have a choice to be their natural self. If they are not smart they stay that way. If you are smart you are forced to change with all kinds of different gadgets and things.
3. Includes many ironies: There are many ironies in this story and one of them are that Harrison said things weren't right, but he said he will be the Emperor.
"The Lottery"
1. Citizens live in a dehumanized state: The towns people have to think about who they will have to kill next and if it will be them. One person from the town will be chosen to be stoned to death once every year.
2. The natural world is banished or disturbed: The natural world is disturbed because the people don't care if they have to kill a person once a year.
3. Includes many ironies: An irony in this story was when Tessie doesn't care who is chosen to die until she is chosen.
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm
1. Citizens live in a dehumanized state: Some cities and other places do not have any laws. For example people can shoot each other and not really get in trouble with the law.
2. The natural world is banished or disturbed: In some houses and places there are not any actual live animals. There are robotic animals.
3. Includes many ironies: General Matsika has so much power, yet he can't find his own children.
Comparison #2
Which of the 11 elements in dystopian literature is most evident in "Harrison Bergeron," "The Lottery," and now in The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm?
"Harrison Bergeron" 1. In "Harrison Bergeron" I see that a lot of the natural world is disturbed. People that are naturally smart or strong are not aloud to be smart or strong. They have different things that either weigh them down so that they aren't as strong as the others or they have different bells and whistles put on them to keep them from being smart or thinking to hard. These are obviously painful to the people, but they have no choice. Diana Moon Glompers wants everyone to be equal so for this to happen people that are stronger or smarter than others need to be treated this way. "The Lottery" In "The Lottery" I noticed that there many ironies. All of the people in the town seem to not mind that someone is going to be chosen to be killed, including Tessie. Although once Tessie was chosen to be killed she did care. Tessie even started asking why someone else in her family couldn't be chosen instead of her. Tessie even started saying how unfair it was that she was chosen and not someone else. She complained and whined. She wouldn't have cared if anyone else in her family was chosen, but she did care if she was. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm In The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm I noticed that the natural world is disturbed. The animals in some houses are fake. They are electronic not live. Not only are some animals not natural, but some of the people in different towns and other places are naturally disturbed. There is a gang called the masks that just do terrible things for practically no reason at times. Nobody does anything about it because some places don't have laws. The masks can go around killing people just like they do and nobody has do anything about it. In some places anyone can just go around killing and doing anything they want without even getting into big trouble. Even the children in this story live in an unnatural home. The animals are fake and they have robots instead of live people to serve them and cook. |