CWID class presentation on the dystopian novel.

1. Presented by
Brandi Franco
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BATTLE ROYAL
BY KOUSHUN TAKAMI

2. BR The 1999 novel written by
Koushun Takami is a
disturbing story of an
authoritarian society, tired of
the out of control children
breaking all the rules. So the
adults pass MERA. The
Millinial Educational Reform
Act in which a choosen group
of middle school students will
be unexpectedly shipped to a
remote island for the
amusment of adults, to kill
each other leaving only 1
survivor that wins.

3. 41 STUDENTS ARE GIVEN WATER FOOD AND A WEAPON RANDOMLY FROM MACHINE GUNS
TO A PAPER FAN. THEY ARE FORCED ONE BY ONE INTO THE ISLAND AND ARE GIVEN
INSTRUCTION TO STAY OUT OF CERTAIN AREA AT CERTAIN TIMES WHILE KILLING EACH
OTHER. SCARED AND CONFUSED MOST OF THE STUDENTS BEGIN RIGHT AWAY. BUT SOME
REFUSE…..

4. KITANO- IS THE TEACHER THAT WAS ATTACKED BY ONE OF THE STUDENTS 3 YEARS A GO
AND ENDS UP BEING THE FACILITATOR OF THE EVENT. HE KILLS, HE IS HATED BUT HE
ALSO HAS A STRANGE CURIOSITY WITH ONE OF THE STUDENTS WHO REMINDS HIM OF
HIS DAUGHTER AND SECRETLY WANTS TO SEE HER WIN.

5. THE CAUSE OF THE
PROBLEM…
The out of control student who
are gaining in population are
making life for adults more and
more difficult.
The solution to the problem is a
vote from the adult that they have
them kill each other off. Then the
adults in authority don’t have to
do it either.

6. THE HEROS…..
Shuya Nanahara, Noriko
Nakagawa and Shogo Kawada
have choosen to go against the
rules as a classic dystopian hero
does. Shuya and Noriko have a
connection and Shuya protects
Noriko in memory of his friend
killed by Kitano. The two find the
previous winner of BR, Shogo,
who desperately tries to beat the
adults at this game they have
created by sabotaging the collars
that explode their heads and fake
the deaths of his friends to get to
Kitano.

7. ALTHOUGH SHOGO IS WOUNDED HE FOUND TRUE FRIENDS AND HELPS
THE ESCAPE THE ISLAND BEFORE HE DIES FROM HIS INJURIES. SHUYA AND
NORIKO GET OFF THE ISLAND AND ARE HIDING FUGITIVES TOGETHER.

8. OFFICIAL MOVIE
TRAILER

9. BATTLE ROYALE
• This dystopian novel and book is a classic authoritairian society
with the bad adults and decision makers forcing their power
over the students. The student kill because they are forced to for
survival but you have your classic heros that defy the rules and
break free from the psychotic society. It doesn’t appear to be set
in a futuristc set but something that could easily happen in our
society today. There are many countries that have much control
of their people. Children are very free minded these days and for
those who get out of hand their could possible be major
consequences in order to control the safety of others.

10. Bibliography
Takami, Koushun. Battle Royale. VIZ, LLC,
2003 (first published 1999). Print.

11. Brandi Franco
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