ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Based on the text, what do teenagers find relatable about dystopian fiction?
A
It shows a world where not everything makes sense.
B
It shows parents as the ultimate villains in a character’s life.
C
It gives teenagers special powers to overcome evil.
D
It deals with discovering who you are through major conflicts and problems.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What do teenagers find relatable about dystopian fiction? It shows a world where not everything makes sense. It shows parents as the ultimate villains in the characters’ lives. It deals with discovering who you are through major conflicts and problems.

Detailed explanation-2: -Because a dystopian novel most often reveals how a particular societal system that was designed to make society better has gone wrong-usually resulting in oppression-one of the most effective ways to add realism to a dystopian plot is to use current events or problems.

Detailed explanation-3: -The dystopian genre imagines worlds or societies where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror, and human society is characterized by human misery, such as squalor, oppression, disease, overcrowding, environmental destruction, or war.

Detailed explanation-4: -Indeed, one must still acknowledge the political issues that so many dystopian works address. They tend to offer an exaggeration of our fears, acting as an extension of society’s socio-political issues. Orwell’s classic, 1984 raises concerns over totalitarianism, surveillance and censorship.

Detailed explanation-5: -Why do we like dystopian stories? One reason is that they help us feel better about our existing society which, even if imperfect, is far better. Another reason is that we identify with the heroes in the stories, who usually are brave and capable.

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