ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Characteristics of a Dystopian Society Citizens are perceived to be under constant surveillance. Citizens have a fear of the outside world. Citizens live in a dehumanized state. The natural world is banished and distrusted.

Detailed explanation-3: -Common elements of dystopian fiction include societies engaged in forever wars, and characterized by extreme social and economic class divides, mass poverty, environmental devastation, anarchy, and loss of individuality.

Detailed explanation-4: -Individualism is the enemy to the current state of the society. Individualism is always the enemy to required conformity. The stripping of individuality is a key characteristic of a dystopian society.