Dystopian Fiction Terms

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