Utopian and dystopian fiction

The Dystopian Fiction genre is one of the most compelling genres of literature available to the average reader. This is because these types of stories often depict very high-stakes types of themes such as the future of humanity, the will of the individual, oppression, and the ability of individuals to come together to accomplish a singular goal. Generally these types of stories feature a totalitarian government that engages in mind-control and propaganda programs while also harshly punishing all…

groups called "Families" which consist of 40 men and females workers, 2 slaves and a leader which they called a syphogrants.. Utopians did not execute people they simply made them a slaves and for those criminals who were sentenced to death they sent to an asylum. Slavery did not mean inequality it was not based on race or beliefs but rather on moral behaviors. Utopians were allowed to pick their leaders and they would pick the 3 wises men to discuss matters that affected…

A dystopia is an imagined state where people live dehumanized lives often in fear of an eminent being. Dystopian literature is used to portray social issues, unfairness in society, history, or to simply mock something or someone. In Ursula Le Guin’s “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” and Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s “2BR02B” these short stories are extreme in content but share purpose. Life is implied to be plentiful and fulfilled in both scenarios, however, to perfect life extreme measures are…

Thomas More as a society that is perfect in every way. Whereas, dystopia is an imperfect world or one with many flaws. Utopia and dystopia are exact reflections of each other and everything they stand for. There is no difference between utopian and dystopian societies, and that is what is established in the paper using sources like A Wrinkle in Time, Divergent, and The Giver. “ But, that’s what we have on Camazotz. Complete equality. Everyone exactly the same.” said Charles Wallace. ‘A Wrinkle…

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…

Would the community in The Giver be considered a dystopia or a utopia. Many readers would consider this novel to consist of a dystopian society. A dystopia is a place where everything looks perfect but is the opposite of what a person may think . Also a dystopia is very strict or strong about their rules. This community is a dystopia because the lack of freedom,all of the rules, and the constant surveillance. In Jonas community there is very little freedom. Not many choices at all are made by…

Utopia: an imagined place or state of thing in which everything is perfect. Except in this novel, they are living it. Jonas’s community names themselves a utopia. No color, love, or war. However, the most important thing they are missing is memories from the past. In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, Jonas learns that joyful, sorrowful, and painful memories are all very important. Joyful memories are very important. They give us a positive outlook on life. Joyful memories are the first ones…

society. The Dystopian genre in fiction introduces a devastating turn on the future of the world in which no sane person would enjoy living in. Cormac McCarthy’s The Road delivers a compelling sense of misery in it’s shattered, dark atmosphere. The book focuses on describing it’s horrific world, developing it’s few characters, and adding warnings, which are all elements of Dystopian novels. A must in Dystopian novels is taking place in a terrible world. The main point of a Dystopian story is to…

Dystopian fiction is a genre of fictional writing used to explore social and political structures in 'a dark, nightmare world.’ There are many requirements that an author must follow when writing a dystopian fiction. William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” is correctly written as a dystopian fiction. In the story, a dystopian fiction is conveyed as it covers all the requirements through the characters, the setting, and the way the island is managed. The characters present help show the readers…

Dystopias walk a fine line between evoking a sensation of fear and inducing a sense of futility. Descriptions of grim futures, mask dystopias basic optimism. Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. takes place in the year 2081, everything is finally equal, no one is smarter, better looking, or stronger than anybody else. What good is equality when your creativity is taken away taken by weights(handicaps) and a transmitter sending horrible sounds every 20 seconds masks hiding your beauty and…