ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
PART A:Which of the following identifies the author’s main claim in the text?
A
Dystopian fiction exaggerates existing problems in our reality to show readers what could happen if society continues down a certain path.
B
Both utopian and dystopian fiction are used to warn readers about the risks of attempting to alter a society in any way.
C
Both utopian and dystopian fiction are used to warn readers about the risks of attempting to alter a society in any way.
D
Both Utopian and dystopian fiction are used to distort reality to the point in which it is no longer recognizable or realistic.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. Answer: Part A: A)Dystopian fiction exaggerates existing problems in our reality to show readers what could happen if society continues down a certain path.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dystopian authors argued that the pursuit of perfection will inevitably lead not to ‘no place’ but to a ‘bad place’, because of flaws within the system. And they made it their business to use fiction to hold up funhouse mirrors to magnify those flaws and force discussion about them.

Detailed explanation-3: -The dystopian genre imagines worlds or societies where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror, and human society is characterized by human misery, such as squalor, oppression, disease, overcrowding, environmental destruction, or war.

Detailed explanation-4: -The ultimate purpose of dystopian fiction is commentary on contemporary society through an unfamiliar setting.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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