Wednesday, April 18th

• Notes: We'll discuss the most common characteristics of a dystopian protagonist, making connections to Neo from The Matrix. 
• Then we'll finish viewing and discussing The Matrix. 
• Finally, you'll have WORK TIME for the following:
• (Due Tomorrow) Write a 1.5-2 page typed, MLA formatted response that makes and supports an argument in response to one of the following questions:
• Is Neo an archetypal savior figure? Be sure to start with your argument then give and explain as many examples from the film as you can fit into two pages. (Refer to your notes on archetypal savior figures to write this response.)
• What social criticism does The Matrix make about our society today? Begin with your argument and explain as many pieces of evidence from the film as you can fit into two pages. (Refer to your notes about dystopian literature to write this response.)