In order to understand young adult dystopian literature is, there is a …show more content…
Both are often subjective, even though they have their own definitions, since what one person considers an ideal might be another person’s nightmare (Booker, Dystopian 3). In fact, many dystopian worlds have derived from utopian ideologies that have gone awry; thus dystopian and utopian visions are not only regarded as each other’s opposites, but are part of the same project (Booker, Dystopian 15). A dystopian world is not merely an opposite to utopia, but a reflection of a distorted utopia, something that has arised from the ideals of one society and created a new frightening place. It can therefore be hard to see the difference between the two, since there can be a thin veil between a dystopian and utopian society, making readers wonder what differentiates a good or bad