ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE

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Bonus:The term “dystopia” comes from the word “utopia” and what other word?
A
disgusting
B
dissonance
C
disagreeable
D
dysfunctional
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The word dystopia comes from adding the Latin prefix dys, which means “bad, ” to the word utopia. So a dystopia is a utopia gone wrong.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Depending on the Greek roots used, utopia can either mean no place or good place. A dystopia, on the other hand, is a world in which nothing is perfect. The problems that plague our world are often even more extreme in dystopias.

Detailed explanation-4: -The opposite of a dystopia is a utopia. “Utopia” was coined by Thomas Moore for his 1516 book Utopia, describing a fictional island in the Atlantic Ocean.

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