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"Ten With a Flag" Dystopian Elements (Paragraph)

Directions: Using the story “Ten With a Flag” in Actively Learn, write a response to the following prompt

Prompt: What elements of dystopian societies did you notice in “Ten With a Flag”? Choose one element (government control, lack of individuality, surveillance, misinformation) and explain it in a well-written paragraph. Support your element with two pieces of evidence from the text. Be sure to use the TLQC format for citing evidence from the text. Type or copy and paste your paragraph in the text entry box.


The Dystopian Elements are listed here to help you. You will write a paragraph which follows the format below.


Paragraph Format:


Topic Sentence: An element of a dystopian society found in “Ten With a Flag” is ____________.


TLQC: Evidence (TLQC from TEXT) of the dystopian element (from topic sentence) Remember: Transition, lead-in/context, “quote” (citation).


Elaboration: (commentary/ explanation of evidence and why it fits that element of dystopia)


TLQC: Evidence (TLQC from TEXT) of the dystopian element (from topic sentence) Remember: Transition, lead-in/context, “quote” (citation).


Elaboration: (commentary/ explanation of evidence and why it fits that element of dystopia)




Dystopian Elements:


Misinformation: Withholding important information from citizens, or simply telling lies to citizens; this may include limiting or even banning access to books, news, internet, TV, or other streaming or information services.


Lack of Individuality: Controls citizens by requiring everyone to dress or look a certain way, assigning jobs, housing, spouses, children, or just about anything to citizens. People lose their freedom of choice for many everyday things. They may even use genetic engineering to create a society where people have certain features or abilities


Surveillance: Citizens no longer have privacy to a very high degree. There might be cameras or microphones everywhere to keep track of citizens even in private places like homes. People find it hard to misbehave or speak out against their government when surveillance is used because they are always being monitored.


Government Control: The ability to know the truth about the world, make choices for their own lives, and have privacy are often lacking or missing altogether for citizens. It may be a combination of all the elements listed above.

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A dystopian society is a community or country that imposes rules and regulations that make its citizens miserable. Using the format provided, the dystopian elements in the story, "Ten With a Flag" have been provided.

  • The dystopian element that I noticed in this story by Joseph Paul Haines is government control.
  • Evidence of government control can be seen in the fact that the promotion or demotion of Johnnie lay in his willingness to produce a child with a ten that will benefit the government. When Johnnie asked Mr. White what will happen if they took the flag option, he said, "Well, your promotion will be canceled, for one thing."
  • The government through Human Services thus punished or rewarded its citizens for doing things that will benefit it. They did not allow their citizens any choice in the matter. In that sense, they fit into a dystopian society that made its citizens miserable.
  • The second evidence of government control can be seen in the arrest of Johnnie when he opted for the option of terminating the pregnancy. When Johnnie asked Mr. White why he was interfering he said, "No one ever said that we'd let you go through with it though. The flag is an option, not a right. Arrest him."
  • Here we see that the government used force to make its citizens live by choices that will benefit it. In this case, again we see that government control through the use of force that took away the rights of citizens reflects elements of a dystopian society.

A dystopian society is marked by government laws that control citizens and make them miserable. Many elements of dystopia were seen in "Ten With A  Flag." Government control has been elaborated above.

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