ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -What is a Dystopia? A dystopia is a hypothetical or imaginary society, often found in science fiction and fantasy literature. They are characterized by elements that are opposite to those associated with utopia (utopias are places of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions).

Detailed explanation-2: -dys·to·pia (ˌ)dis-ˈtō-pē-ə Synonyms of dystopia. : an imagined world or society in which people lead wretched, dehumanized, fearful lives.

Detailed explanation-3: -Meaning of dystopia in English. a very bad or unfair society in which there is a lot of suffering, especially an imaginary society in the future, after something terrible has happened; a description of such a society: The film is set in 2700 on an uninhabitable Earth, a dystopia covered in towers of garbage.

Detailed explanation-4: -Example 1. George Orwell’s 1984 is the classic statist dystopia. In this imagined future, the government has abolished individual freedom and identity, and dedicated themselves to a hateful ideology of violence and domination.