Merriam-Webster's dictionary defines humanity as “the quality or state of being human.”, but what does these qualities or states of being human really mean? In our society it is quite easy to describe what humanity is, it is all around us. So to fully understand what being human really means, I will explore three dystopian civilizations that strip their citizens of ‘human qualities’. The dystopian societies I will explore are The Island, Brave New World, and The Matix. The movie, The Island, deals with clones of sponsors (rich people), who serve as an insurance policy incase something were to happen to them and they needed, for example, an organ. These clones are bred in a lab and kept in a compound far, far away from civilization where
