Utopian and dystopian fiction

can be seen in H.G. Wells’ science fiction novel The Time Traveler and Ray Bradbury’s short story “The Toynbee Convector.” By examining the dystopian characteristics in the two pieces of work, a reader will find that Arnold Toynbee’s observations prove…

The Hunger Games directed by Gary ross is a dystopian science fiction film set in the nation of Panem, designed from a post apocalyptic North America, Panem consist of a wealthy capital surrounded by 12 less fortunate districts. Each year all districts must involuntarily select 2 tributes randomly, one-girl and one-boy to fight in the annual Hunger Games. As all competitors fight to the death, the Games are aired on live television as an Entertainment to the public. The film is based around the…

try it. the utopian world we’re searching for can change into a dystopian world. The Giver and Harrison Bergeron are stories of a society trying to be perfect but changed into a cruel world. The Giver by Lois Lowry is a book about a “perfect world”. The world where there is no war, no famine, no racism, no criminals, no colors, nothing. Harrison Bergeron, by Kurt Vonnegut, is a science-fiction short story. Both of these stories are very similar in terms of being stories about a dystopian world. …

however, the game makers once again change the rule back to only winner. Katniss then defies the Capitol by splitting poisonous berries with Peeta. Without hesitation, the game makers announce the two winners of the 74th annual Hunger Games. This dystopian story points to what a utopia should include, such as freedom to make choices and the right to go against something you do not agree…

Let me tell you a little story of Aldous Huxley’s prose fiction. During the advancement in science a young boy Aldous Huxley hailing from a scientific family saw something which no one could. What he saw went against what his family believed. But do you know what it was? Let me give you a hint; imagine being born in a test tube. Then being conditioned on how to behave and what to feel. Huxley could and hence he uses dystopian genre to represent scientific advancement as he questions his readers…

“Women on the Edge of Time” is basically a novel written by Marge Piercy. This book is an indictment of some fundamental assumptions of our society. It also presents the intriguing portrayal of the Utopian alternatives. In this novel, a woman named Connie in the age of 37 has been declared as insane. However, the woman is overwhelmingly sane. She had merely turned into future and is able to communicate with the future year 1937. This paper presents the book review of “Woman on the Edge of Time”…

series. I love the books that are written by J.K. Rowling, I find the books to be very fascinating to read because you are allowed to escape the aspect of reality and to be a part of the world of Hogwarts. Well other than the fact that it’s science-fiction, it also has real life places involved in the series as well. Just like the use of London, it’s used as the home of Harry Potter and one of his really good friends, Hermione Granger, the two of them are indeed from London, which is an actual…

scientifically controlled. If selective breeding, in real scientific experiments, is used with animals for certain purposes, it is used with people in The Giver for choosing the best genes that are able to achieve sameness. The scientists in this dystopian society use selective breeding…

Nature “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” is a short science-fiction, which was written by Ursula K. Le Guin in first-person and published in 1973. Le Guin used the allegorical writing technique to reflect the American culture at that moment (Wyman 228). With her pen, there is a world of difference between the environment of Omelas and the scapegoat’s basement. It is extremely irony that the “utopian” city suddenly turns into dystopian (228). The description of the imprisoned child and the…

Over the ages, society has evolved from one paradigm to another. A common theme throughout science fiction is a prediction of how the human race would progress as time move forward. Often these futures portray a ruined society that has fallen apart after some key event or development, yet a façade of civility remains to cover the decay, these futures are called dystopias. One of the most obvious and widely recognized comments on the idea of a dystopia comes from George Orwell’s Animal Farm,” No…