What are quotes that show how dystopian is the setting of the story?

Then this beatdown starts reminding of from long-ago times other beatdowns...
-- Narrator (Pages 9 - 17)

Importance: Though the Supervisors Rescrape Elliott's mind after he remembers his name, on Job Three Day, Elliott's memory is again reawakened through his body. As he is punched and kicked during the protest, Elliott is suddenly submerged in images from his life under the bridge. In this crucial passage, Elliott's past and present lives converge. For the first time in the narrative thus far, he is able to recall a more fluid and complete scene from his past. The line also contributes to the author's thematic explorations regarding memory and identity.