ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Most dystopian works present a world in which oppressive societal control and the illusion of a perfect society are maintained through one or more of the following types of controls: Corporate control: One or more large corporations control society through products, advertising, and/or the media.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dystopias are often characterized by fear or distress, tyrannical governments, environmental disaster, or other characteristics associated with a cataclysmic decline in society.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dystopian fiction is often typified by physical and overt forms of control, such as Orwell’s projection of the future of “a boot stamping on a human face forever” in the classic novel 1984.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dystopias, through an exaggerated worst-case scenario, make a criticism about a current trend, societal norm, or political system. Propaganda is used to control the citizens of society. Information, independent thought, and freedom are restricted. A figurehead or concept is worshipped by the citizens of the society.