A perfect society was an idea to create a glimpse of what a perfect world really is. The
search for what a perfect world is leads to more chaos than a perfect society. It’s more chaos than
perfect because it removes all conflict and only gives humanity one choice, to learn and educate
themselves or decline in growing as a whole. In addition to, no utopia can ever give satisfaction to
everyone which leads to chaos. These books portray a perfect world in one’s head, but in fact
show more of a problem that one face’s on not being perfect. Laura Miller, author of Fresh Hell,
explains the problems of what a young adult dystopia is. She explained examples of different type
of novels such as utopias and dystopias show different characteristics …show more content…
Furthermore, people have to be hurtful and spiteful in order to protect themselves even if
they are hurting the people along with them.
What are both of these societies supposed to be like? Well these two societies depending
on their dictatorship are both different, meaning one could be run decent or a disaster. In the novel
Beta, the island they live on called Demesne, is a perfect place. Demesne is an archipelago of
islands that was formed after a giant undersea volcanic eruption. A perfect everything is what this
place really is. “I think you already know that this island is too perfect to allow anything defective
to exist here.” (Cohn 48). This shows lots of good things that happened on this island and
everything seems to be running officially. In addition too, in the article Fresh Hell, things are are
going smoothly and officially also, with the society running like a strong one, “The
typical arc of the dystopian narrative...First, the fictional world is laid out, it may seem pleasant
enough.”(Miller 2). This young dystopia is showing that things are on track and running in
search for what a perfect world is leads to more chaos than a perfect society. It’s more chaos than
perfect because it removes all conflict and only gives humanity one choice, to learn and educate
themselves or decline in growing as a whole. In addition to, no utopia can ever give satisfaction to
everyone which leads to chaos. These books portray a perfect world in one’s head, but in fact
show more of a problem that one face’s on not being perfect. Laura Miller, author of Fresh Hell,
explains the problems of what a young adult dystopia is. She explained examples of different type
of novels such as utopias and dystopias show different characteristics …show more content…
Furthermore, people have to be hurtful and spiteful in order to protect themselves even if
they are hurting the people along with them.
What are both of these societies supposed to be like? Well these two societies depending
on their dictatorship are both different, meaning one could be run decent or a disaster. In the novel
Beta, the island they live on called Demesne, is a perfect place. Demesne is an archipelago of
islands that was formed after a giant undersea volcanic eruption. A perfect everything is what this
place really is. “I think you already know that this island is too perfect to allow anything defective
to exist here.” (Cohn 48). This shows lots of good things that happened on this island and
everything seems to be running officially. In addition too, in the article Fresh Hell, things are are
going smoothly and officially also, with the society running like a strong one, “The
typical arc of the dystopian narrative...First, the fictional world is laid out, it may seem pleasant
enough.”(Miller 2). This young dystopia is showing that things are on track and running in