Introduce Yourself!

You are no longer yourself.
You are the dystopian identity you have created.
Using your new dystopian pen name, introduce yourself to the class as if you are a character inside a dystopian novel or film.

Your introduction should be approximately 150–300 words long and include the following elements:

1. Identify Your Text (2-4 sentences). 
Briefly summarize the novel or film in which you appear.
      -What is happening in this world?
     -What major conflict defines the society?
     -Who or what holds power?
     -What is at stake?
This summary should be concise but clear. Imagine someone who has never encountered this story.

2. Describe Who You Are (2-4 sentences). 
Explain your role in this world.
     -Are you a rebel? A loyal citizen? A survivor? An enforcer?
    -What motivates you?
     -What do you fear?
     -What do you desire?
     -How do you survive (or resist)?
Avoid vague traits. Ground your description in the structures of your society.

3. Explain the Type of Dystopian World You Come From (2-4 sentences). 
Identify the kind of dystopia your story represents.
Consider:
     -Totalitarian surveillance state
     -Theocratic regime
     -Corporate-controlled society
     -Environmental collapse
     -Post-apocalyptic wasteland
     -Technological social-credit system
     -Engineered “utopia” masking oppression
Explain how this system controls its people:
     -Through fear?
     -Through pleasure?
     -Through propaganda?
     -Through scarcity?
     -Through social pressure?
     -Through rewriting history?
Be specific.