LITERATURE QUESTIONS
DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE
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an oppressive society with a lot of governmental control
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a society that allows a lot of freedon
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a natural disaster
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a virus outbreak
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Detailed explanation-1: -Characteristics of a Dystopian Society Information, independent thought, and freedom are restricted/ censored. A figurehead or concept is worshipped by the citizens of the society. Citizens are perceived to be under constant surveillance. Citizens have a fear of the outside world.
Detailed explanation-2: -Dystopias are societies in cataclysmic decline, with characters who battle environmental ruin, technological control, and government oppression. Dystopian novels with a didactic message often explore themes like anarchism, oppression, and mass poverty.
Detailed explanation-3: -The English philosopher John Stuart Mill coined ‘Dystopia’, meaning ‘bad place’, in 1868 as he was denouncing the government’s Irish land policy.
Detailed explanation-4: -Dystopias are futuristic places where oppressive societal control, and illusions of a perfect society take place through corporate, technological, and moral control. Oppression is the combination of prejudice and access to social, political, and economic power on the part of a powerful group.