Thursday, 27 January 2022

The setting of 20th century literature

   

       Dystopian literature 



Dystopian is a world in which everything is imperfect and everything goes Terribly wrong.  Dystopian literature shows as a nightmarish image about what might happen to the world in the near future. 


What is Dystopian fiction 


Dystopian literature is a from of speculative fiction that began as a response to utopian literature.  A Dystopian is an imagined community or society that is dehumanizing and frightening.  A Dystopian is an antonym of a utopia,  which is a perfect society. 

Difference Between Utopia is Dystopian 


The term " utopia"  was coined by sir Thomas more in his 1516 book utopia, which was about an ideal society on a fictional island. Unlike utopian literature, Dystopian literature  explores the dangerous effects of political and social structures on humanity's future.

Characteristics  of  Dystopian  fiction. 


Government control 

Government plays a big role  in dystopian literature.  

In George Orwell's 1984, the world is under complete Government control.  The fictional dictator Big Brother enforces omnipresent surveillance over the people living in the three inter continental superstates remaining after a world War. 

Technological control 

Advanced science and technology in dystopian works go beyond tools for improving everyday life technology is often depicted as a controlling, omnipresent force and is often used as a fear mongering tactic. 


Environment control 


Dystopian novels are often set in 
That are inhabitable, have been destroyed, or are preparing for destruction.  

The Road by  Cormac McCarthy, written In 2006, is a post  apocalyptic story about a father and son venturing across the ruins of America after an extinction event. 

Dystopian novels 


The dystopian novels has a long,  dark and intriguing history.  Kicking off in 1726 with  Jonathan swift rip roaring satire Gulliver's Travels, it's gone through numerous transformation in the last three centuries. 











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