Dystopian Literature
Books and films like Anthem and The Giver grab the attention of teens because they can relate. The Giver is a film directed by Phillip Noyce based off the novel by Lois Lowry and Anthem is a novel written by Ayn Rand. Teens can relate to the characters in dystopian stories like Jonas or Equality though school, whether it is because they are not allowed off of campus during school hours or because the students have to learn all of the same things and are limited.
Everyone has heard that knowing too much can be a bad thing but what happens when one doesn’t enough? In the book Anthem the people were taught very little to none, they never learned the history of things or the science behind things. “Some power unknown to
Books and films like Anthem and The Giver grab the attention of teens because they can relate. The Giver is a film directed by Phillip Noyce based off the novel by Lois Lowry and Anthem is a novel written by Ayn Rand. Teens can relate to the characters in dystopian stories like Jonas or Equality though school, whether it is because they are not allowed off of campus during school hours or because the students have to learn all of the same things and are limited.
Everyone has heard that knowing too much can be a bad thing but what happens when one doesn’t enough? In the book Anthem the people were taught very little to none, they never learned the history of things or the science behind things. “Some power unknown to