1. Why is it
Instantly, obediently, Jonas had dropped his bike on important to
obey in a society?
its side on the path behind his family’s dwelling.
When should we
not obey?

2. Agenda
What we are DOING IN CLASS:
Reading Chap. 2.
Dystopia
Quick Check
What to TURN IN:
Night John book
Let me see your Grammar Punk
What the HOMEWORK is:
Finish reading the 2nd chapter -- be prepared for a
quick check
Journal for Thursday

4. Quick Check Chapter 1
1. Why was Jonas’s father worried about the newchild he was nurturing?
2. Under what two conditions was release from the community not a
punishment?
3. Why wouldn’t Jonas’s family be allowed to keep the troubled newchild that
Father wanted to bring home to stay with the them at night?
4. What was the name of the December event that Jonas was worried about?

5. The antonym of utopia
An imaginary place where people lead
dehumanized and often fearful lives
Dystopia

6. Dystopia in
the Making
• No one had to go to school?
• You could have an iPod in your brain?
• Your computer could read your thoughts?
• No one had to pay taxes?
• Everyone had plastic surgery?
• Babies were scientifically created?

7. Dystopia
• A dystopia is the opposite of a utopia and is
usually characterized by a totalitarian
society.
• What does totalitarian mean?
• It refers to a society in which nearly
every aspect of public and private
behavior is regulated by the state.

8. Characteristics of a
dystopian society
• A poor standard of living among the
lower and middle classes
• A protagonist that questions the
society
• Set in the future, but resembles
contemporary society

9. Dystopian Novels
Dystopian novels usually include elements of contemporary society
and are seen as a warning against some modern trend.
Writers use them as cautionary tales, in which humankind is put into a
society that may look inviting on the surface but in reality, is a
nightmare.

10. Chapter 2
Let’s read Chapter 2
While you read, try to
figure out what parts are
“utopian” and which parts
are “dystopian.”