ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Dystopia is not a real place; it is a warning, usually about something bad the government is doing or something good it is failing to do. Actual dystopias are fictional, but real-life governments can be “dystopian” – as in, looking a lot like the fiction.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dystopian novels often purport to be-or are assumed to be-set in the future, to suspend disbelief in their fantastical elements.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dystopian fiction imagines a future place in cataclysmic decline. Learn about the characteristics of dystopian fiction, plus examples of the genre.

Detailed explanation-4: -Common elements of dystopian fiction include societies engaged in forever wars, and characterized by extreme social and economic class divides, mass poverty, environmental devastation, anarchy, and loss of individuality.