ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The definition of a dystopia is
A
a perfect society
B
Gotham City
C
Garden of Eden
D
a frightening, unpleasant society
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -dystopia. noun. dys·to·pia. (ˌ)dis-ˈtō-pē-ə : an imaginary place where people are unhappy and usually afraid because they are not treated fairly.

Detailed explanation-2: -Characteristics of a Dystopian Society Information, independent thought, and freedom are restricted. 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-3: -Brave New World (1932), by Aldous Huxley Aldous Huxley’s empirical, efficiently managed society that suppresses emotions and nonconformity is perhaps the best-known dystopia on this list.

Detailed explanation-4: -anti-utopian. earthly. hellish. terrestrial. mundane. worldly. infernal. plutonian. More items

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