ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a Utopia?
A
The U.S. right now
B
A perfect place, state, or condition
C
A place, state, or condition that’s absolute chaos
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Utopia: A place, state, or condition that is ideally perfect in respect of politics, laws, customs, and conditions. This does not mean that the people are perfect, but the system is perfect. Characteristics of a Utopian Society. ● Information, independent thought, and freedom are promoted.

Detailed explanation-2: -Another important detail about utopian societies is that one has never existed. In fact, the term utopia was created by Sir Thomas More from the Greek language and it actually means ‘no place. ‘ Groups and individuals have tried to create utopias in the past but all have failed to date.

Detailed explanation-3: -Characteristics of a Utopian Society Information, independent thought, and freedom are promoted. A figurehead or concept brings the citizens of the society together, but not treated as singular. Citizens are truly free to think independently. Citizens have no fear of the outside world.

Detailed explanation-4: -Utopia, capitalized, is the name for a fictional island from Sir Thomas More’s story Utopia, which is said to be a perfect society. The book describes the society in detail, including laws, customs, and religion. Utopia is also any imagined perfect society or political system.

Detailed explanation-5: -utopia, an ideal commonwealth whose inhabitants exist under seemingly perfect conditions. Hence utopian and utopianism are words used to denote visionary reform that tends to be impossibly idealistic.

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