Source Number/Letter:

1
MLA/APA/AMA Citation:
Ferris, Harley. "A study in dystopian fiction." Journal of Research Across the
Disciplines (2012).

Source Validation:
Harley Ferris is a Ph.D. candidate and has a university fellowship at the
University of Louisville.
How did you find this source?:
I found this on Google Scholar.
Intended audience:
This paper is directed at students to help explain dystopian literature and
its common themes.
What arguments/topics does this source discuss?:
Although it has a lot more information, Im focusing on the commons
themes that it shows. These are pluralism versus individualism, chaos versus order,
precision of language, war versus peace, and humanity. At least one of these themes are
seen in in each piece of dystopian literature. Extensive pieces, such as 1984 and The
Giver contain multiple themes as it creates a dystopian society that is already firmly
rooted.
Minimum 3 quotes, paraphrases, summaries of source text that seem likely to be helpful
in future writing:
A dystopian society is ruled by group with a private agenda shrouded in euphemisms or
outright lies.
What sets [the protagonist] apart from the countless others is their decision to question,
their willingness to challenge presumptions, their thirst for knowledge and experience, and
courage to risk their comfort to make life better.
A dystopia becomes successful when it finally removes the individuality from the
individual; the humanity from the human.

Source Number/Letter:
2
MLA/APA/AMA Citation: Newman, Bobby.
"Discriminating utopian from dystopian literature: Why is walden two
considered a dystopia?." The Behavior Analyst 16.2 (1993): 167.

Source Validation:
The author, Bobby Newman PhD, has written numerous papers on
mainly focusing on behavior analysis (such as how people interact in dystopian novels)
and this paper has been cited recently in other articles.
How did you find this source?:
I found this source through Google Scholar.
Intended audience:

 This source is intended for those with an educated background since he

gets really in depth with the analysis.
What arguments/topics does this source discuss?:
The author argues that the book in question, Walden Two, is actually a
dystopian novel rather than the intended utopian. He claims that critics and readers view
the presentation of the setting as satirical. He then compares the social behavior in the
novel with other books such as Brave, New World. He further cements his position by
showing the unhappiness of the protagonists for reasons such as human rights.
Minimum 3 quotes, paraphrases, summaries of source text that seem likely to be helpful
in future writing:
... centers around the idea of the inherent need of humanity to struggle, to rise up to a
challenge, and to face adversity.
[Dystopian] societies...leave decision making in the hands of an elite minority.
If man were only the product of external forces, one supposes that nothing new, fresh,
and creative could emerge in human culture. (Stevick 1968 p.24)