The Theme Of Dystopia In Claire U. Rivera's Virtual Center

As a tyrannical government is allowed to rule freely over the illiterate masses, technology became so advance in a way wherein work that should be done by people are being replaced by robots, virtual centers are being safe havens for the people who choose to refuse to live but rather exist in something that isn’t real and tangible. Raissa Claire U. Rivera’s “Virtual Center” is a unique but horrifying example of a society built in Class Division which showcased the poor versus the rich, and the miscreants versus the government. It was set in a Philippine futuristic dystopian setting where everyone can live in a virtual world, and how the indigent people work for the opulent resulting to an unending cycle of poverty and class oppression destructive …show more content…
This short piece features Delia who is the central character in this story. She is being described as a young, underprivileged, and submissive to the system of the government. She narrows her options because of the lack of education and economic constraints. Her job is to attend the bodies of the majority of the people who have chosen to live in a virtual life. She is a part of the working class who earns just enough salary to meet both ends but not enough to provide luxurious things even for her …show more content…
Rivera’s “Virtual Center” is a great addition to your reading list. It was a fresh experience to read a well-written Filipino sci-fi story with a twist. It will bring you to a roller-coaster ride of emotion as you put yourself into Delia’s shoes and see how technology and government can change anything with a snap of their fingers. It showed the readers that each one should not be afraid to voice out your opinions in regards to the anomalies and inhumane systems of the government. If no one will stand up against them, nothing will happen to our society, the cycle of poverty will just keep on repeating and the poor will always be at the