Dystopian Fiction Terms
Across
- 5. The main character that the protagonist struggles against
- 7. The main character that the story is mostly about
- 9. An unlikely or unusual hero; lacks the qualities of a typical hero but ends up being a hero in the end
- 11. A system of control created by technology - using robots, computers, surveillance etc.
- 15. A system of control where companies control society through products, advertising, or the media
- 19. The main message or life lesson a reader can learn from a story
- 22. (Verb) to look for, or try to get more power
- 23. The beginning events in a story where the author sets the scene
- 25. (Verb) to have power over others, to make others do as you want them to
- 27. The time and place where a story happens
- 29. The series of events that occur in a story
- 30. A system of control created by rules and laws controlled by the government
- 31. A perfect place or society
- 33. An imagined place where everything is bad, a deranged society
- 34. The main problem a character faces in the story
- 35. The most exciting part of a story
Down
- 1. When an object, color, place or thing stands for or represents a larger idea
- 2. An evil character whose actions or motives are important to the plot of the story
- 3. The ________ action are the plot events that occur that lead up to the climax of a story
- 4. The adjective that describes a character's personality
- 6. (Verb) to give in, to follow the rules, to allow others to have power over you
- 8. The events that wrap up the end of the story
- 10. A quality that something displays
- 12. A type of conflict when a character struggles against a system of control, cultural rules or norms
- 13. The hero's closest companion; less powerful than the hero
- 14. The type of conflict where a character struggles with a problem within themselves (in their own mind or heart)
- 16. (Verb) to rebel or fight against those who have the power - to break rules
- 17. A brave and resourceful character; often fights against the rules of the established dystopian society
- 18. A character that is an experienced and trusted advisor to the hero
- 20. A system of control where the government enforces religious or theocratic ideas
- 21. Information of a biased or misleading nature
- 24. A thing that stands for, or represents a larger idea
- 26. A typical example of a person or a thing
- 28. A Mother _____ character is a nurturer who cares for others - not always female in the story
- 32. The type of conflict where a character struggles against an outside force such as another character