ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The antonym for Dystopia is:
A
Dystopia
B
Utopia
C
Zootopia
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -"Utopian” describes a society that’s conceived to be perfect. Dystopian is the exact opposite-it describes an imaginary society that is as dehumanizing and as unpleasant as possible.

Detailed explanation-2: -as in anti-utopia. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. anti-utopia.

Detailed explanation-3: -The word means “no place” because when imperfect humans attempt perfectibility-personal, political, economic and social-they fail. Thus, the dark mirror of utopias are dystopias-failed social experiments, repressive political regimes, and overbearing economic systems that result from utopian dreams put into practice.

Detailed explanation-4: -Depending on the Greek roots used, utopia can either mean no place or good place. A dystopia, on the other hand, is a world in which nothing is perfect. The problems that plague our world are often even more extreme in dystopias.

Detailed explanation-5: -dystopia. hell. anti-utopia. fool’s paradise.

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