ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Dystopian fiction is usually set in the near-rather than far-future to generate urgency about real current events. Because dystopian literature and cinema is set in the future, it is by definition science fiction.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dystopia: A futuristic, imagined universe in which oppressive societal control and the illusion of a perfect society are maintained through corporate, bureaucratic, technological, moral, or totalitarian control.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dystopian Fiction In 1984, characters live in fear of wars, government surveillance, and political oppression of free speech. The London of the novel is dirty and crumbling, with food shortages, exploding bombs, and miserable citizens.

Detailed explanation-4: -By using a dystopian setting for 1984, Orwell suggests the possibility of a utopia, and then makes very clear, with each horror that takes place, the price humankind pays for “perfect” societies. Orwell wrote 1984 just after World War II ended, wanting it to serve as a warning to his readers.