Alexis McDonald - Fresh Hell

Blog Post 1

1. The most frequently repetitions are:
   • Children - repeated 9 times
   • Adult - 9 times
   • Young - 6 times
   • Teen age - 6 times
2. There is an apparent strand of age, for both young and old.
   • Young: Children(9), Teen age (6), Young(6), Kids(3), Youth(2), Adolescent(2), Teens(2), Preteens, Schoolchildren
   • Old: Adult(9), Grownup, Parents
3. The binaries clearly stand out in Miller’s article:
   • Old vs. Young
   • Parent vs. Child
4. The strand of young terms repeated throughout “Fresh Hell” is very significant: ‘young/youth/children/kids/adolescent/teens’, etc. The main idea of the article is the difference between ‘young’ and ‘old’ audiences and dystopias. Miller focuses on newer dystopias that are preferred by the younger generation, so this strand of terms describes the new group of dystopias. It is significant to the article as a whole because the main audience of these new dystopias, and of Miller’s article, are the teenagers she is writing about.
5. Miller’s main idea is to point out the differences between the new writings of dystopias and the older versions. Although the article appeals to the younger generation of dystopias, the real purpose of this article is to compare and contrast the difference between the different genres of dystopias. This is why she does petition both sides, the young and old. There are more allusions towards the idea of the younger generation, but the side of the older generation is just as prevalent.