Dystopian novels

Out of every single dystopian novel, each is said to be similar in many ways. Each of these stories follows a set of characteristics that mold them into the dystopian genre; however, as readers begin to analyze separate works, they ask questions of how strictly these guidelines must be followed. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is one of these. When compared to the outline of dystopian fiction, it won’t hit every mark, but it will hit almost all of them. Even though To Kill a Mockingbird does…

Interest in dystopian fiction has surged in recent years because of the popularity and astonishing success of dystopian movies such as The Hunger Games (2012), The Divergent (2014) and The Maze Runner (2014). All three movies focus on the struggle of a community which is forced to conform because of a powerful governing system. Individuality as such does not exist due to the restrictions imposed on society. Readers and spectators alike are intrigued by tales of oppressive societies which deal…

Dystopian literature is a genre of fictional writing that portrays the world in a worst case scenario using three elements. These three elements are dystopian society, dystopian controls and the dystopian protagonist. Paolo Bacigalupi uses these three elements to create a very realistic dystopian novel that is not to far away from becoming a reality. With all of this said, It is obvious that Ship Breaker is a completely dystopian novel. Not only is it a dystopian novel but it also gives us a…

In this society there is depression, suicide, and murder. These elements describe a very unusual society, a dystopian society in the book, Fahrenheit 451. Ray Bradbury wrote the novel Fahrenheit 451 to censor people and show how it works. There’s no growth in this dystopian society because they censor the people and that causes depression, suicide, and murder. Depression in the novel Fahrenheit 451 is caused by many things and one of those things that lead into it is happiness. In Fahrenheit…

There are many genres of writing that authors utilize, but the dystopian genre stands out the most. Dystopias takes what is wrong with the modern society and emphasizes it in the novel. The author of dystopias take the problem and places it in a possible alternate universe. It makes the problem worse than it actually is to send a warning to the people to not continue the problem and to do something about it. These books emphasizes the dark society to show the readers that the people think their…

revolution, and counterrevolution, or emphasizing the negative aspects of our society. Dystopian literature on the young adult scale, however, typically involves a well-designed setting, an individual or group with absolute power, a strong protagonist who has been shaped by his or her surroundings, and dismal conclusions that leaves readers uneasy but…

paradise, bearing ideas of ideal perfection. However, a corrupt government that craves power, projects false images, causing citizens to struggle for freedom proves our society is far from perfection. ‘The Hunger Games’, a dystopian novel written by Suzanne Collins explores many dystopian themes/elements that are still relevant in all aspects of society today. Themes of a totalitarian government – where all aspects of life is controlled-, a place where characters actions and choices exaggerates…

fearful lives. After reading the dystopian novel Gathering Blue, I discovered that the setting also lacked the powerful knowledge described in the quote by Kofi Annan. Through analyzing other dystopian novels, I noticed the majority of the societies were lacking in citizen knowledge as well. Therefore, dystopian societies represent an uneducated population by attempting to eliminate familial bonds, disregard proper education systems, and instill propaganda. The dystopian society in which…

of control. The novels 1984 by George Orwell and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley both reveal dystopian societies controlled by totalitarianism. Orwell and Huxley both incorporate authoritarian elites, individuality being suppressed, and support the idea that people can get brainwashed; although both show different views on how a dystopian society would be organized and the details and how the story is told varies greatly, they succeed to show characteristics on how a dystopian society would…

As this research focuses on the female protagonist in young adult dystopian literature, it is necessary to know the meaning of “dystopia”. John Stuart Mills first used the term dystopia in 1868 and the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary now defines it as, “an imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives” (Merriam, 2018). It began from the Greek ‘dis topos’, meaning ‘a bad place. Dystopian literature is a genre that lends itself for feminist criticism and is a…