LITERATURE QUESTIONS
DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE
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a great form of escapism, because it has no connection to the here-and-now.
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a boring thing your teacher makes you think about for a grade:-)
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a way to educate and warn humanity about the dangers of current social and political structures.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The ultimate purpose of dystopian fiction is commentary on contemporary society through an unfamiliar setting.
Detailed explanation-2: -Thanks to this we can say that this dystopia influence a lot our society by showing that the governments can have a real power over people without our agreement and how it feels to live in a society where you have no control and where all the power is given to a government that cannot be trusted.
Detailed explanation-3: -Educate: Dystopian fiction can be a way to educate and warn humanity about the dangers of current social and political structures. Margaret Atwood’s 1985 bestseller The Handmaid’s Tale takes place in a futuristic United States known as Gilead. It cautions against oppressive patriarchy.
Detailed explanation-4: -Many dystopian novels such as 1984, A Scanner Darkly and The Circle all portray an imaginary futuristic surveillance society, which could be seen as foreshadowing a future where surveillance is not limited and citizens are controlled by their governments.