The Perfect World
Design your own perfect world! Explore utopia vs. dystopia and create a unique society.
The "Perfect" Society A lot of popular fiction books and movies today talk about this idea of a "perfect" society to create a "perfect" world - whether this means everyone getting along and finding common values (DivergentSeries), perfecting everyone's beauty (The Uglies Series), eliminating the dangerous disease of love (Delirium), or recovering from the destruction of war and natural disasters (The Hunger Games) Today, I want you to make some decisions of your own. You are going to be creating your own perfect world - a.k.a. a utopia (a place where everything is perfect).I'm going to ask you some questions. Read the questions carefully and think about your answers. There is no right or wrong in this activity. Only creativity and imagination!First, just to brainstorm, what does your perfect world look like, in a sentence? What is the backstory?Every society has one. Mazerunner started as a search for a cure to crazy sun-flare induced disease. Divergent started as a way to make society fairer and more united. The Hunger Games started when war and natural disasters destroyed the world. What will your society be called?Is it a country? Or smaller, like a city or state? The People:What do the people in your society look like? What do they wear? What do they do for fun? Jobs:What types of jobs does your society have? How old are people when they get a job? How are they paid? Create a list of at least 10 rules the people in your world will have to follow. Home is Where the Heart is:What do the homes look like? What are the families like? Now, Turn this Perfect World Upside Down All of the societies I mentioned up there are actually called dystopias, meaning that they suffer from great injustice. Even if they were made with the best intentions and to help people be happier, they cause great pain and suffering by restricting people in some way. How does your "perfect world" hurt the people it is trying to support? How does this "fairness" get taken too far and take advantage of its citizens?