ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A Science and Technology Utopia has solved all of its problems by throwing computers and phones out of the window and ignoring technological advances.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Scientific utopias pertain to the idea of perfection in terms of living standards. Means of attempting to achieve utopia through science include ideas that omit death and suffering from life or make the human condition perfect.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cyber-utopianism or web-utopianism or digital utopianism or utopian internet is a subcategory of technological utopianism and the belief that online communication helps bring about a more decentralized, democratic, and libertarian society.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dystopia, which is the direct opposite of utopia, is a term used to describe a utopian society in which things have gone wrong. Both utopias and dystopias share characteristics of science fiction and fantasy, and both are usually set in a future in which technology has been used to create perfect living conditions.

Detailed explanation-4: -Utopian Theory often envisions an isolated society, under favourable conditions, where there can be no injustice if its members comply to the societal ideals. This goes to show that the definition of Rawlsian Ideal Theory arguably holds as a viable, although simplified, definition of Utopia.

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