ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Select ALL the characteristics that define dystopian books/film.
A
Set in a future gone awry.
B
Has rules that the characters have to follow.
C
Has magic or things that could never happen in real life.
D
Relates to a problem or fear in our modern lives.
E
Contains scary elements like vampires or ghosts.
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: -Dystopian literature is a form of speculative fiction that offers a vision of the future. Dystopias are societies in cataclysmic decline, with characters who battle environmental ruin, technological control, and government oppression.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Quickly Establish the Reality. As stated above, dystopian fiction allows for a fairly broad field of representation. Lay Out the “False Utopia” The “Event” The Totalitarian. The Resistance. The Result.

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