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Class Disparities

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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - Society is split into districts with stark differences in wealth, and a gladiatorial competition that emphasizes these divisions.

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Genetic Manipulation

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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley - This novel depicts a society where humans are bred and conditioned for different social roles in 'hatcheries and conditioning centres'.

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Culture of Conformity

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The Giver by Lois Lowry - In the community, individuality is suppressed, and everyone must adhere to a strict set of rules and ways of life.

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Illusion of Utopia

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The Giver by Lois Lowry - The community is portrayed as a utopia, where everything appears perfect, but underlying this facade is a form of dystopian control.

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Dehumanization Through Technology

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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury - The book shows a society where books are banned, and 'firemen' burn any that are found.

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Post-Apocalyptic Scarcity

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The Road by Cormac McCarthy - A father and son journey through a bleak, anarchic world of scarcity after an unspecified disaster.

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Corporate Dictatorship

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Jennifer Government by Max Barry - The novel depicts a society where corporations have extreme power and their employees take on the company's name.

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Perpetual War

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1984 by George Orwell - The state keeps its citizens in line partly by maintaining a constant state of war.

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Totalitarian Government

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1984 by George Orwell - The novel presents a world governed by totalitarian regimes dominated by the figure of Big Brother.

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Totalitarian Technocracy

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Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson - AI takes over all facets of life and humanity must battle against their machine overlords.

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Pervasive Distrust

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The Circle by Dave Eggers - A powerful tech company's surveillance capabilities create a society where privacy no longer exists and trust is a rarity.

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Personality Conditioning

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The Giver by Lois Lowry - At the age of twelve, children are assigned their roles in society, having been conditioned to not experience strong emotions or see color.

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Destruction of the Family Unit

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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley - Families do not exist as children are created and raised by the state, with the concept of 'mother' and 'father' considered vulgar.

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Reproductive Control

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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood - In a world of plummeting birth rates, women known as Handmaids are forced into bearing children for the ruling class.

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Surveillance State

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Little Brother by Cory Doctorow - The story follows a teen who is fighting against a surveillance state that has taken over San Francisco.

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Propaganda Controlled Society

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We by Yevgeny Zamyatin - Citizens are controlled by the 'One State' and fed constant propaganda to conform their minds.

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Caste System

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Divergent by Veronica Roth - Society is divided into factions based on personality traits, determining an individual’s path in life.

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Manipulated History

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1984 by George Orwell - The Party controls and rewrites the past to fit its narrative, ensuring they remain in power and unchallenged.

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Environmental Catastrophe

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Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood - The book features a world where unbridled genetic engineering and environmental destruction have led to a disastrous outcome.

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Cybernetic Revolt

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Neuromancer by William Gibson - Artificial intelligence and cybernetic enhancements mark this novel's society and lead to a huge social divide.

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