ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The difference between the terms “utopia” and “dystopia” is ____
A
Utopia stands for one perfect place and dystopia stands for no place or the bad place
B
Utopia stands for places that have really existed, while dystopia stands for imaginative places
C
Utopia stands for imaginative places that are perfect while dystopian stands for imaginative placesthat are horrible
D
None of these answers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -He coined the word ‘utopia’ from the Greek ou-topos meaning ‘no place’ or ‘nowhere’. It was a pun-the almost identical Greek word eu-topos means ‘a good place’.

Detailed explanation-3: -A utopia (/juːˈtoʊpiə/ yoo-TOH-pee-ə) typically describes an imaginary community or society that possesses highly desirable or nearly perfect qualities for its members.

Detailed explanation-4: -A utopia is a society that is believed to be perfect while a dystopia is a total opposite. A dystopia is where everything is as bad as it can be and is often the result of an event or idea that backfired. This is important because a dystopia is usually the result of a utopia gone wrong.

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