The setting of both Never Let Me Go and The Matrix reflects the extremes of possible negative connotations which current technological trends could impose on society, and it is this relation to the modern world which makes Dystopian texts so engaging. Political exploitation of the individual is an issue whcih needs to be considered, and the texts explore various aspects of the idea. The means for such a system, socially conditioning a group of people into either ignorance or willing passivity, is presented to the reader in a manner which brings it into a present context. Due to the parallels between many of the typical Dystopian elements and the moder world, Dysopian texts are especially suited for conveying political ideas to a contemporary
The setting of both Never Let Me Go and The Matrix reflects the extremes of possible negative connotations which current technological trends could impose on society, and it is this relation to the modern world which makes Dystopian texts so engaging. Political exploitation of the individual is an issue whcih needs to be considered, and the texts explore various aspects of the idea. The means for such a system, socially conditioning a group of people into either ignorance or willing passivity, is presented to the reader in a manner which brings it into a present context. Due to the parallels between many of the typical Dystopian elements and the moder world, Dysopian texts are especially suited for conveying political ideas to a contemporary