ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

If all the citizens believe that the president is perfect and can do no wrong, what element of a dystopian society is that?

A	a person or concept is worshiped by the citizens of a society
B	citizens are under constant surveillance
C	citizens live in fear of the natural/outside world
D	citizens live in fear of brutal government punishment

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Characteristics of a Dystopian Society Information, independent thought, and freedom are restricted/ censored. A figurehead or concept is worshipped by the citizens of the society. Citizens are perceived to be under constant surveillance. Citizens have a fear of the outside world.

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: -Example 1. George Orwell’s 1984 is the classic statist dystopia. In this imagined future, the government has abolished individual freedom and identity, and dedicated themselves to a hateful ideology of violence and domination.

Detailed explanation-4: -A dystopian society is a fictional society that imposes a harmful, oppressive, and miserable existence upon its members. It’s the opposite of a utopian society, which is a fictional ideal society that couldn’t be more perfect.

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