In the book Across the Universe by Beth Revis, the main characters Amy and Elder both face challenges regarding leadership and differences in a dystopian world. Dystopia is a way of life where the world is created to be a perfect society. Revis, through an exaggerated worst-case scenario, describes a dystopian world. Revis portrays the dystopian world through elements consisting of citizens who conform to uniform expectations and qualities, inhabitants who live in a dehumanized state, and people led by a specific tyrant leader called the Eldest. First, Revis describes the citizens occupying the Godspeed ship as one race without many differences. After the protagonist, Amy, awakens after being frozen for two hundred and fifty years, she finds herself in a meeting with the ship's doctor and wonders why everyone on board looks the same. The doctor replies: “We are monoethical. . . We all share the same physical characteristics: skin, hair, and eye color'” (103). This exemplifies the dystopian element of uniform expectations and qualities because people are all very similar. Revis criticizes equality throughout the book by providing examples of how it can lead to disharmony between two people. For example, when Amy first leaves the hospital, she is spotted by other members of the ship, one of whom asks her, "'What are you?' . . . Not who. What" (136). When the man he says this to Amy, he treats her like an animal. However, he brings up the idea of ​​what would happen if in reality everyone were equal. Furthermore, this idea of ​​equality then leads to the dystopian element of living in... middle of paper... and if he tries to defy it, he is punished. The dystopian lifestyle is carried forward in this book by the fact that Eldest is a dictator. The means of dystopian elements and lifestyles are criticized through multiple techniques throughout the book Across the Universe by Beth Revis include that citizens are similar and compliant with each other, that they exist in a state that is not human and/or normal and that they are led by a dictator. The author criticizes equality and leadership. This strikes me because I know many people who would do anything to be like others and fit in. Furthermore, I have met people who have to be in control of everything, no matter what it takes. Revis points out that these ideas can lead to discord among us. Dystopian novels help the reader see how idealism can lead to discomfort and instability in one's life and the world around them.