Dystopian fiction

Dystopian fiction is one of the various genres that are established as successful and appealing to young adults. The appeal to dystopian fiction is due to the component of relativity to the lives of adolescent’s. In addition, this genre inflicts negative sentiments towards young adults since dystopian fiction is based on a society where humans are rendered impotent, therefore distinguishes current world affairs by comparing conflicts within the novel, The Maze Runner. Relativity is a factor of…

imagined world in which the society is oppressed and an illusion of a perfect society is maintained through corporate, bureaucratic, technological, moral or totalitarian control.2 It is a word coined by British philosopher John Stuart Mill. In the dystopian society freedom of thought, action and association (as propounded by Mill) are restricted, a figurehead is worshipped, citizens are under constant surveillance of the state and there is an environment of distrust everywhere. The concept of…

impractical scheme for social improvement” (Merriam-Webster.com). In the book, The Giver by Lois Lowry, it explores the idea of what if we lived in a utopian society. However, as the story progresses we see that the utopian society is actually a dystopian society. A dystopia is defined as “an imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives” (Merriam-Webster.com). Therefore, can we ever create a utopian society? If so, how can we create it?…

twelve months, it’ll be harvest-ready, providing a carrier of your baby, second pair of lungs, fresh skin all genetically indistinguishable from your own,’” (Bay, The Island). Merrick is hiding the truth from these investors in order to grow the dystopian society that he has created of clones. The investors do not realize that an identical clone of them will be created and that a society of clones exists. They believe that the medical company has made technological advances that can help them…

A dystopian society and modern day society have some similarities and some differences.First, modern day society and a dystopian society are they same because they both have bikes.Additionally,they both have curfews.On the other hand, a dystopian society and Modern day society have some differences. Meanwhile, Modern day society has color while a dystopian society doesn’t.Also modern day society has feelings and dystopian doesn’t have feelings,and never experienced feelings.Clearly, modern day…

first slips away, and a dystopia is born. A dystopia is a world where injustice consumes a society and causes conflicts and harm with the lives of their civilians. The two novels Anthem by Ayn Rand, and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury both depict dystopian societies. Anthem depicts a future based off of collectivist ideologies where everything is predetermined and violence, betrayal, and deception are nearly non-existent. On the other hand, Fahrenheit 451 creates a communistic future where…

“Corrupt Dystopian Societies” Dystopian societies give the illusion of a perfect world. This is far from the truth as these societies are often corrupt and their citizens are repressed. Citizens are deprived from learning about the entire past and how their government works in Fahrenheit 451, Anthem, and Logan’s Run. A central theme in dystopian works is the government’s use of propaganda which causes the protagonist to have a desire to change their society. The societies in dystopian works…

politics” (). Both Francois Rabelais and Thomas More describes the utopic world to depict the ideal human society, however, both describes a society in which dystopian features are extremely emphasized to the extent that it overshadows the essential utopian features. This shows that there is a thin line between an orderly society and a repressive dystopian one. Historically, utopia has been considered by its values of egalitarianism: It should have no class…

Although they bear some superficial similarities, the differences between The Big Trip Up Yonder and Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut are clear. They display disparate themes but use the setting of a futuristic society to show flaws in varying ideas of perfection. The society in Harrison Bergeron shows a “perfect” society through the concept of everyone being equal while The Big Trip Up Yonder shows the idea of living forever. Both of these stories show a possible outcome for popularly…

it were ever attempted in the real world. Utopia is defined as, literally, no place. The longevity of a world or community with no faults is unachievable, especially with the complications of equality and Sameness. As seen in the Utopian works of fiction, The Giver and “Harrison Bergeron”, it is very easy to cross the thin line between Utopia and Dystopia. How quickly it is crossed, however, solely depends on the actions and choices of the society. The downfall of the Utopian society in…