tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post6651502697185830081..comments2024-03-28T08:02:30.691-04:00Comments on The League of Extraordinary Writers: Using Fear To Create A Dystopian WorldAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-30239445384721218762017-12-25T05:00:40.542-05:002017-12-25T05:00:40.542-05:00Bamboo Wall Panels, Bamboo Paneling,Tatami grass m...Bamboo Wall Panels, Bamboo Paneling,Tatami grass mats, Lauhala matting, Palm leaf Matting, Grass mats, Tropical wall decor Matting.<a href="https://chainlinkfencepanels.shutterfly.com/contact" rel="nofollow">privacy fence</a><br />jhonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08258690520992269231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-80618911301636280912011-03-01T19:20:12.268-05:002011-03-01T19:20:12.268-05:00I love this way of thinking about dystopia - espec...I love this way of thinking about dystopia - especially the shower business - and I've never quite dissected my WIP like this before. I would say I fear losing my individuality most, but that's awfully broad, isn't it?<br /><br />Colour, though. A world without colour would be terribly sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-20603716579883961782011-02-18T19:11:21.744-05:002011-02-18T19:11:21.744-05:00Wow Elena, i completely agree on the showers, but ...Wow Elena, i completely agree on the showers, but now that you mention it, what if we had to walk everywhere, i mean seriously, everywhere. Cars, buses, bikes, gone. That would really change a lot of things. How often would people even leave their towns?Sarah E. Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17960279237821457588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-17067681659360040742011-02-14T00:32:28.305-05:002011-02-14T00:32:28.305-05:00What really hits me in a dystopia is not just one ...What really hits me in a dystopia is not just one thing that's taken away, but the sum of things and the effects they cause in the characters. Take for instance Winston Smith from 1984, it's not the food rationing per se, or the lack of heat and basic comforts that we take for granted today, not even the constant control and lack of intimacy, it's the sum of all these, and other, things that eventually drives him to rebel.<br /><br />Some instances of Dystopia are even more subtle in their deprivations, such as Fahrenheit 451, where Guy Montag seems to have every possible comfort, save for books, but when you look at what lies beneath you notice that there's also a lack of connection to others, a vacuous relationship with his wife and fellow firemen, no intellectual stimuli of any kind. He doesn't really know these things were taken away from him, but their absence is enough to lead him to become a fugitive (and at the same time an entertainment show on TV).<br /><br />In the end Dystopia is not so much about fear but more about lacking, emptiness.<br /><br /><a href="http://scifipolitics.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Science Fiction & Political Thought</a>Dadrocanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02973447030040428603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-76667963961495702452011-02-11T17:19:24.663-05:002011-02-11T17:19:24.663-05:00Good to know.
I put the end of relationships into ...Good to know.<br />I put the end of relationships into books. They scare me, but are also so natural. I wouldn't want to live without my laptop - it's my book, TV, workspace, entertainment, Ipod, telephone, messenger, game... everything knocks it down.<br /><a href="http://nahnomclein.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"><i> Nahno ∗ McLein</i> ™</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16548562702122142828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-9109684989275719782011-02-11T11:41:07.525-05:002011-02-11T11:41:07.525-05:00There's another thing that sucks about The Maz...There's another thing that sucks about The Maze Runner, no girls. I mean I'm a dude and of course I'm awesome, but being around nothing but a bunch of other sweaty, hairy, smelly dudes? No thanks.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-53852690323604434472011-02-11T10:15:08.318-05:002011-02-11T10:15:08.318-05:00So. Many. Things. How can I pick just one? Maybe t...So. Many. Things. How can I pick just one? Maybe that's why I like Dystopian so much. In one of my wips, I have an unwritten law against touch. One group of people can't touch another group even if they trip and are trying to keep from falling. They'd be better off to fall.lotusgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06663641163048764869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-13997509092031290652011-02-11T09:50:38.021-05:002011-02-11T09:50:38.021-05:00Technology. In my work in progress only government...Technology. In my work in progress only government officials are able to use cell phones, vehicles, and computers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-79048356277559460042011-02-11T09:31:59.275-05:002011-02-11T09:31:59.275-05:00Oh, brouillions, yes! The food rationing. That wou...Oh, brouillions, yes! The food rationing. That would be difficult.<br /><br />BE, losing your sense of self... you are brilliant. <br /><br />Mrs. DeRaps, yes! There are so many walls and fences in our lives, and not all of them are physical--but some are.<br /><br />Mindy, the fake sun would be horrible, wouldn't it? <br /><br />Lenore, are you kidding? That is horrifying!Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-17850749896817756152011-02-11T09:27:39.055-05:002011-02-11T09:27:39.055-05:00I agree - I couldn't live without my books and...I agree - I couldn't live without my books and nice, hot showers. Also, I hate it when I can't eat what I want - in all these books, whenever I read about food rationing, I die a little inside.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-46825382352653414922011-02-11T08:52:49.420-05:002011-02-11T08:52:49.420-05:00Great post Elana. I think that's why I love F...Great post Elana. I think that's why I love Fahrenheit 451 and Anthem so much. In one world, I'd lose all my books and in the other, I'd lose my sense of self. The thought of losing either terrifies me and draws me in. =o)B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-70949873561115565582011-02-11T06:36:03.577-05:002011-02-11T06:36:03.577-05:00I love that I have the freedom to speak my mind......I love that I have the freedom to speak my mind...If I were living in, say, Panem, I would've been carried off long ago. And it's true about walls and/ or barriers in dystopias. Because that's real, too. There are walls in the real world that keep people from rebelling or being truly human. North Korea, East Germany...Good parallels.Mrs. DeRapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17412356257110198452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-63582082466990645612011-02-11T06:27:00.705-05:002011-02-11T06:27:00.705-05:00For me, it would be books. I think I would go cra...For me, it would be books. I think I would go crazy if my reading were restricted. For example, in The Giver, each household had only three books, simple reference books like a phone book or dictionary. Books are my escape, my $20 vacation, my doors to new worlds. <br /><br />Although those metal walls and fake sun in Across the Universe would drive me batty, too!Mindi Renchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13982872456947487411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-52295226169714197032011-02-11T06:17:06.651-05:002011-02-11T06:17:06.651-05:00I am with you on the long hot showers!
When I was...I am with you on the long hot showers!<br /><br />When I was touring Europe for the first time, we stayed at a lot of campgrounds where the showers only ran for 3 minutes (at $2 a pop) and the water was lukewarm at best. THE HORROR!Lenore Appelhanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.com