Ursa-76
CP-Infinite Monotonous
Tamir land
Shrek the Sixth
The Kingdom
Fremont High School
FREMONTOPIA
Vol. 1 MAY 31, 2018
DYSTOPIAN STORIES EMER MARTIN TEACHER
When Thomas More wrote his satirical fiction novel, Utopia, in the 16th Century about the creation of a perfect society, he unwittingly spawned a new genre. Dystopias are not entirely futuristic; they actually reflect the concerns of the times in which they are created. From Orwell’s 1984 to Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, the common thread in all dystopias is that human ideas should never be propagated at the expense of living beings, and mass surveillance and uniformity inevitably lead to totalitarianism.
This book was designed by the talented Fremont High School seniors as the culmination of their dystopian literature unit. Their task was to imagine their own dystopian world and create a storyboard that would represent the key plot points of a fictional narrative.
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U R S A - 76 The Northern Panopticon
THE WARRING CONS
Long ago, a great calamity struck humanity, rendering Earth’s surface unsuitable for habitation. With the collapse of modern-world nations,
LEI HAVANA The “Citizens” are a Con’s higherclass residents who are granted all freedoms for contriuting to their Panopticons to the best of their abilities, whether it be for research and development, or enforcement of the law. People at levels feel greatly entitled to their status and are obligated to keep
the cities that remained were reformed into panopticons: which are surveillanced citystates. With natural resources
LEI KRUMM “Slackers” are Con residents who are convicted of the crime of being a drain on resources, for they are considered to
being in short supply, these
contribute very little, if nothing, to the
city-states impose strict laws
prosperity of their Panopticons. Despite
on productivity, going as far as punishing any existing
the fact they are still humans, they are treated as criminals because of this. They suffer harsh living conditions and
crime by a one million year
must work tirelessly to be granted their
sentence. Neighboring pan-
basic needs. They are under close sur-
opticons maintain alliances with each other, but occa-
veillance by wardens. A Slacker is able to reduce their sentences by contributing to their Panopticons, by doing so on the
sionally engage in wars over
field of battle or by scientific experimen-
limited resources.
tation. The smaller the sentence they have, the closer they are to receiv-
ing citizenship.
By Majie P, Harleen R, Tina H
“Let’s contribute!”
PanoThePanopticonbearisheretohelp motivate those slackers into shape!
Ava’s dad, a politician, is executed for procreating with a slacker. Evidence is found that has a “Slacker” daughter. Ava is banished into the Lei Krumm (the slumps), at lowest clearance level for sharing “invalid blood.” Now burdened with a 1,000,000 life sentence, Ava is forced to live as a Slacker. (Backlighting with contrast, Medium Close Up Shot)
Ava, who was privileged enough to be born as a citizen, is now experiencing life at Lei Krumm. As a Slacker, Ava is treated unfairly and is scorned by Citizens for “being a drain on resources.” A slacker’s life is restricted by strict laws. To clear her sentence she must risk her life by participating in the Con’s Army (Motivated lighting with Contrast, Low-angle Shot)
Ava’s initial view of Slackers begins to change as she realizes, with the help of her half-sister, Alina, that the people there are treated unfairly. Originally, as an ex-Citizen, she saw herself above them, and that they were lazy criminals who drained society’s resources. But she soon realizes that every(Backlighting, Close Up Shot)
(Motivated lighting, extreme long shot)
A Con war begins when their Con is attacked by a hostile army. In contrast to their Con, the enemy has much more technologically advanced weaponry and war machines. Their Con is in chaos, and several sectors are being attacked all at once. The government declares that all slackers must fight against this foreign opposition and Ava and Alina find themselves in the midst of a brutal battle. (Unmotivated lighting , Medium long shot,
Ava and Alina try to fight against the intruders. Despite their disadvantage, the fight against the intruders seem to be going well. Suddenly, reinforcements come with stronger war machines and the battle begins to go downhill. Alina becomes terribly injured and Ava has lost her will to fight.
(Motivated lighting, Medium shot)
Upon being approached by enemy soldiers, Ava braces herself for death, but instead is aided by them. It is revealed that the intruders were actually from a foreign haven called Neustare, who chose to lead their society differently from the Cons. Several slackers who were lucky enough escape the Con found refuge there, and are here to destroy the oppressive government and free the people. Ava joins forces with them on their mission.
(Motivated lighting, Long shot)
Ava and Neustare successfully destroy the oppressive government and begin to rebuild the con from the ground up for the better.
CP-IN
With increasing racial and gender discrimination and inequality, the government decided to eliminate any physical differences between people. All human beings now look the exact same. There is no gender (everyone is the same gender - there is only one) or race. The feminist lens applies to this society, because there is only one gender and therefore no inequality. The critical race theory also applies, as there is no race and no inequality or discrimination. Daily life is the same as our world today, except there is no discrimination, microaggressions, prejudice, inequality, or bullying. Everyone looks the same, and is therefore treated equally. People befriend others based on personality, rather than appearance. Babies are created in machines, all looking the same. Any baby born “defected” is immediately killed. Any adult that changes their physical appearance (scars, burns, etc.) is immediately killed as well. The government is trying to rid the world of hate, discrimination, and prejudice. By killing anyone with differences, the government believes that they are protecting those people from the discrimination that they would have faced. In this society, equality and justice are highly valued and preferred over individuality. People who are the same benefit from this uniform society. People who are born different, “defected” or get a differentiating mark lose out. They may describe this world as unfair, or lacking individuality. Many of these people do not want to die, and may try to resist it, but are told that it is something that has to be done to keep the society intact. People in this society are aware that the government is killing people. However, they believe that it is good, as it protects them from any inequality. Everyone believes that killing deformed people is justified because it will prevent them from being bullied in the future. They see it as an act of mercy, as does the government. People in society are not fully aware of the extent of these killings, and have never witnessed them. Those who are being killed just want to be accepted as they are, instead of having to die. They want the government to teach people to accept differences instead of get rid of or denying them.
CROWD EXITS THE TRAIN.
ACE WALKS TO WORK AMONG A CROWD.
NFINITE
THE RECEPTIONIST TELLS ACE TO GO HELP OUT IN THE BASEMENT.
HE IS TOLD THAT HE NEEDS TO EUTHANIZE A DEFECTED BABY.
THE BABY STARTS CRYING AND SCREAMING.
ACE RUNS TO THE BASEMENT, CONFUSED.
ACE INJECTS THE SHOT INTO THE BABY’S ARM.
ACE FREAKS OUT AS THE BABY DIES.
ACE CONFRONTS HIS BOSS ABOUT HOW WRONG KILLING PEOPLE IS.
ACE REALIZES THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO AND DRIVES HOME.
THE BOSS JUSTIFIES THIS, SAYING IT IS AN ACT OF MERCY.
ACE GETS INTO A CAR CRASH.
HALF OF HIS FACE GETS DEFORMED AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
THE DOCTORS TELL HIM THAT HIS FACE CAN’T BE REPAIRED AND HE NEEDS TO DIE.
ACE RUNS AWAY IN FEAR AS DOCTORS AND POLICEMEN CHASE HIM.
ACE GETS SHOT ON THE STREET, AND COLLAPSES IMMEDIATELY, IN FRONT OF A BIG CROWD.
The End BY: LIHI ELYASHAR ANH DANG HANA LOCK MORE PEOPLE SURROUND HIM, IN SHOCK. AFTER HIS DEATH, THEY START TO REALIZE THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS WRONG.
Description of The World
Montonous, once known as the United States, is a society run by the Monotonous government, a government notorious for eliminating anyone who stands against their idea of a perfect society. This perfect society revolves around innovation and science, nothing else. Any form of creativity and individualism is eliminated. These forms of creativity and individualism include any type of artwork, any type of music and any type of fictitious work of literature. Essentially, anything that does not hold any scientific value was destroyed. The government of Montonous threatens its citizens with death by execution so that none of them ever do anything creative. The government of Monotonous only values productivity, and individualism and creativeness do not contribute to the productivity and the scientific truth the government values so much.
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Janelle P., Roberto V.,
aniel V.
Master Narrative
As the United States of America continued to obsess over the need for innovation and as the citizens desire for more continued to grow, it quickly became apparent that there needed to be changes. As this growing narrative became popular it sparked a revolution which lead a new radical government to be established and thus ushered a new era of capitalism that had not been seen before. The government would feed of the citizens need to constantly evolve to justify removing activities such as art, music and film by promising the masses that it would lead to greater societal mobility for everyone. The change was met with great resistance but the immediate benefits were enough to subdue the revolts and began to convince people that what they were doing actually made America a better place. There was no more crime and poverty since everyone had a place in the society because there was little thinking required to obtain a job given that everything was predicated on recruiting and perfecting one’s craft. Additionally the increase in innovation lead to safer roads and buildings while the breakthroughs in medicine eliminated illness altogether. However, perhaps the great’s results that came from this is that there was no sadness or depression in the society given that all problems that were physical, mental and emotional were a thing of the past. Everyone was in perfect health and matched with perfect people which allowed them to focus on more important matters like making sure that the society was functioning at its most efficient level possible. After centuries of adaptation the society finally reached its maximum efficiency and in turn created the perfect society that was rid of any plague. Having children grow up without knowing any semblance of the unnecessary hardships placed on their ancestors, which in large part were brought about thanks to things that evoked dangerous emotions such as love, joy and sadness. With no more Art to evoke such emotions it allowed everyone to maintain balance and gave them a sense of clarity. This ultimately created the world of Monotonous which thrives to this day and has created a paradise that resembles the garden of eden.
Complications: Our main character will be the president’s child and
her journey into discovering the dark reality of what the government is hiding. She will have to come to her own conclusion about whether or not it is just that people are limited to focus on things that are deemed safe by a higher power. She will have to fight against her father and the government’s wishes in hopes of exposing the citizens to the beauty of art and emotions that have been lost for so long, while being well aware that if she does, it could result in her own death and her effort being in vain.
Turning Point:
She comes to the realization that art and creativity is important for everyone because it allows people to feel alive instead of mindlessly living through life. She feels it gives her purpose and therefore is crucial for everyone to be exposed to art because it could change everything and fill the void that so many people have in life.
Climax: Standoff between the government/president and his daughter
where she threatens to overthrow the government by revealing its deepest darkest secrets. The president gives his daughter an ultimatum to decide between her cause or her life. She chooses to sacrifice herself for her beliefs, and as she is shot, she reveals the painting as she falls to her death.
Ending: The current government is toppled and individual freedom is returned to the people. They honor her as a martyr and create art in her name to teach the future generation about the importance of creativity because without it, there is no purpose to life.
You must pray to one god: Tamir. The church of Tamir controls everything you do. You must follow the Ten Tamirments or you will receive a public beating by a Tamir priest. You are obligated to pray to the statue of Tamir for at least four hours every day. The only color you can wear is gray because there are no nice things in Tamir Land. Whatever you do, DO NOT WEAR YELLOW. The church of Tamir will kill you. Wearing yellow makes you invisible in the sand and the church cannot watch you pray.
Collin Howard, Eyal Schory,
Everyone must grow happy leaves in their homes and present the statue of Tamir with three grams of happy leaves every praying period. You are not rich, you are not poor, your sole purpose in Tamir Land is to grow happy leaves. You must follow a daily routine set by the church. Any form of intellectual thought is prohibited. No one may discuss the smell coming out of the church. Any violation to these rules will result in not only your death, but also the destruction of your happy leaves tree. Long live Tamir.
Aayush Patel, Neel Saswade
What is your theme? Individual liberty and freedom of expression. What is your Conflict? In Tamir Land, the citizens’ lives are dominated by the Church of Tamir, which sets strict rules controlling every aspect of life. Any citizen who violates one of these rules, known as the Ten Tamirments, is put to death without question. People pray to Tamir, wear the same clothes, and eat the same food every day. Any violation of the daily routine is criminal; no individuality or originality exists. However, one day, our eventual hero, the men with the special hair, sees something that he just cannot forget: the real Tamir. Realizing that the whole Church of Tamir is a scam, he decides to act. What are your complications? Upon realizing the existence of Tamir and the true nature of Tamirland, our hero sets out to expose the truth. However, while he plans, he realizes that the citizens have been brainwashed to a point of no return.
What is your turning point? Our hero begins a closeted underground society of anti-Tamirists. In contrast to the flawed society that they observe, the anti-Tamirists explore freedom of action and expression.
What gets worse? The resistance effort is discovered by the Church of Tamir by an undercover Tamirist spy. What is the climax? The Church of Tamir, led by the great Tamir himself, embarks on a mission to crush the resistance and murder all of those involved. They find the antiTamirist safe house, but our heroes are tipped off by an Anti-Tamirist and manage to escape just in time. However, the ultimate anti-Tamir weapon they had developed is destroyed.
What is your key moment? After his brief discussion with our hero (the man with the special hair) before the attack, the spy finally realizes the true value of freedom and the virtue of the anti-Tamirists. He saves our hero and slays previously almighty Tamir. How does it end? The heroes develop a new government, where equality reigns supreme and all work together to achieve common goals. The Church of Tamir no longer exists, and people are free to do as they please, unbound by restrictions.
Justin Isbitz, Alexander Javorski, Alyssa Maningas, Jerome Varelas
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The Starting Point The harsh and oppressive regime has taken control of every aspect of daily life, especially in the control of emotions and the freedom of expression, and those who resist the censorship, attempt to run away and live off the grid, away from the regime and its restricting clutches.
Introducing the Conflict The ruling government that was put into place has administered a type of drug that essentially sedates the populace into a state of living where any kind of emotion, both positive and negative, is repressed and considered a danger to everyone around them, and those who resist the administration of drugs, sees to that the resistors are apprehended and forced to take the drugs, until they are sedated once more. Those who manage to escape the clutches of the regime, live off the grid and have formed a resistance against the regime, hoping to bring it down one day and their state administered drugs that unlawfully controls the population.
Lost Chapter
after a destructive event (Large war that nd human societies, based on strong negative istered a type of drug that essentially sewhere any kind of emotion, both positive and ed a danger to everyone around them.
Complications Devastated by the true identity of the Regime, and the methods they take to control society; Torn between continuing to take the drugs or run away to live off the grid
Turning Point Gregory Stuffins realizes the real effects of the drug and how it places everyone in a sedated, passive state (after being for the first time off of it and truly taking in the world for what it is).
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Things Get Worse
During the period in which Gregory thinks over the next course of action, he momentarily goes into a state of depression after the realization of what the regime has been doing, and feels like nothing in life is worth living over if everything is just monitored and controlled (Considers suicide, etc.)
Ah-Hah Moment Gregory finally decides, after a conversation with one of the turncoats and with one of the administrators from the regime, that he must make the journey to live off the grid. He is determined and begins to devising a new plan to get away from the administrators at his work, and as well as cooperate with the resistance in planning a timely escape.
Climax Moment Gregory finally makes it to the border of the grid; what is considered off and on the grid, he is about to cross over seemingly unnoticed when one of the administrators from the regime comes out and confronts him, with the intention to kill (gun in hand, etc.)
Conclusion After the confrontation occurs with the administrator (results in the killing of the administrator and the wounding of Gregory), Gregory makes it out slowly off the grid. Before he leaves completely, he takes one last look at the distant city (the citadel) that he called home, he looks back at the dead administrator, and the small tattoo in his skin designated for the injection of the drug. After that, he heads out into the unknown, disappearing into the brush; trying to find others like him.
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The Kingdom By: Judy Toomey & Esme Castrejon
Introducing the Royal Family
King Liam is from a long line of royals that have been ruling the galaxy for over two thousand years. He is currently 48 and likes everything in order. Prince Versace is Liam and Athena’s son and is currently 18. Since he is a royal, this year he gets to choose his life long partner instead of being assigned one.
Queen Athena turns 46 this year and currently rules over the galaxy with her partner King Liam. When she was 16, she was chosen by King Liam to be his life long partner. She was not born into royalty. Princess Naomi is King Liam and Queen Athena’s daughter and is 15 this year. She is currently being taught how to rule as queen one day.
Rules:
1. Don't leave your dorm unless instructed 2. Always pay attention to your work 3. You must always obey the rules or you will get banished One family in power controls everything and everyone within that society. People are raised in facilities being taught to do the job they are assigned by the government. Once they turn 18 they leave the facility city and move to another city based on their job. The galaxy is controlled by one family who rules over everyone. People are assigned partners once they turn 18 and then given a room to share. You live with your partner forever and are allowed to have babies but they get taken away from you at birth. Every city is a different “job� and you live in the city that is assigned that job. There are living facilities that are like dorms. When someone is too old and physically unable to work we kill them by telling them they are being brought to a retirement facility where they can relax and enjoy their life. In reality they die by being walked into a black hole.
The Starting Point
Conflict
Complications
Turning point
Things get Worse The Climax A-Ha Moment
Conclusion